NAME
group - group file
DESCRIPTION
Group contains for each group the following information:
group name
encrypted password
numerical group ID
a comma separated list of all users allowed in the
group
This is an ASCII file. The fields are separated by colons;
Each group is separated from the next by a new-line. If the
password field is null, no password is demanded.
This file resides in directory /etc. Because of the
encrypted passwords, it can and does have general read per-
mission and can be used, for example, to map numerical group
ID's to names.
FILES
/etc/group
SEE ALSO
newgrp (I), login (I), crypt (III), passwd (I)
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