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GROUP(5) Linux Programmer's Manual GROUP(5) NAME group - user group file DESCRIPTION /etc/group is an ASCII file which defines the groups to which users be- long. There is one entry per line, and each line has the format: group_name:passwd:GID:user_list The field descriptions are: group_name the name of the group. password the (encrypted) group password. If this field is empty, no password is needed. GID the numerical group ID. user_list all the group member's user names, separated by commas. FILES /etc/group SEE ALSO login(1), newgrp(1), passwd(5) Linux 1992-12-29 GROUP(5)
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