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1 perry 1 GROUP
2 !!!GROUP
3 NAME
4 DESCRIPTION
5 FILES
6 SEE ALSO
7 ----
8 !!NAME
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11 group - user group file
12 !!DESCRIPTION
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15 __/etc/group__ is an ASCII file which defines the groups
16 to which users belong. There is one entry per line, and each
17 line has the format:
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20 group_name:passwd:GID:user_list
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23 The field descriptions are:
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26 group_name
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29 the name of the group.
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32 password
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35 the (encrypted) group password. If this field is empty, no
36 password is needed.
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39 GID
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42 the numerical group ID.
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45 user_list
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48 all the group member's user names, separated by
49 commas.
50 !!FILES
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53 /etc/group
54 !!SEE ALSO
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57 login(1), newgrp(1),
58 passwd(5)
59 ----
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