GROUP(4)             INTERACTIVE UNIX System             GROUP(4)



          NAME
               group - group file

          DESCRIPTION
               group contains for each group the following information:

                    group name
                    encrypted password
                    numerical group ID
                    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
               passwd(4).
               newgrp(1M), passwd(1) in the INTERACTIVE UNIX System
               User's/System Administrator's Reference Manual.




























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