Installation guide

groupname
The name of the group defined by this entry. The
groupname
consists of from one to eight
alphanumeric characters and must be unique.
password
Place an asterisk (*) in this field. Entries for this
field are currently ignored.
group_id
The group identification number (GID) for this
group. This is an integer between 0 and 32767.
Reserve the GID 0 for the system. The GID must be
unique.
user
The user account belonging to this group as defined
in the passwd file. If more than one user belongs to
the group, the user accounts are separated by
commas. The last user account ends with a new-line
character. A user can be a member of more than
one group.
There is a limitation on the number of groups that a user can be in, as
documented in group
(4). The maximum line length is LINE_MAX as
defined in the limits.h file. Compaqrecommends that user accounts be
divided into a number of manageable groups.
9.1.3 The Administrative Tools
There are several tools you use to administer user accounts and groups:
The Account Manager, which provides a graphical user interface for
managing system envrironments with standard security or enhanced
security features. The Account Manager can also manage the NIS
account databases. For more information on using the Account
Manager, please refer to the application’s online help and the
dxaccounts
(1X) reference page.
_____________________ Note _____________________
The Account Manager is the preferred graphical interface for
managing user accounts and groups. It replaces the
Xsysadmin and XIsso commands.
Several commands provide a command line interface to user account
and group management, including user accounts on systems using NIS
9–4 Administering User Accounts and Groups