HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 4 File Formats (vol 8)

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group(4) group(4)
There is no single tool available to completely ensure that /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and
/etc/logingroup are compatible. However, pwck and grpck can be used to simplify the task (see
pwck(1M)).
There is no tool for setting group passwords in /etc/group.
DEPENDENCIES
NIS
EXAMPLES
Here is a sample /etc/group file:
other:*:1:root,daemon,uucp,who,date,sync
-oldproj
bin:*:2:root,bin,daemon,lp
+myproject:::bill,steve
+:
Group other has a gid of 1 and members root, daemon, uucp, who, date, and sync. The group
oldproj is ignored since it appears after the entry -oldproj. Also, the group myproject has
members bill and steve, and the password and group
ID of the NIS entry for the group myproject.
All groups listed in the
NIS are pulled in and placed after the entry for
myproject.
WARNINGS
The plus (
+) and minus (-) features are part of NIS. Therefore if NIS
is not installed, these features cannot
work.
FILES
/etc/group
/etc/logingroup
SEE ALSO
groups(1), newgrp(1), passwd(1), setgroups(2), crypt(3C), getgrent(3C), initgroups(3C), passwd(4).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group: SVID2, SVID3, XPG2
Section 4−−128 − 2 − HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000
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