JPOULIN%BOWDOIN.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (09/01/88)
I'm running ULTRIX 2.0 and I can't figure out how to add additional groups to a user's account. Some of our privaledged accounts belong to 2 or 3 groups. Also, does anyone know the name of the file that lists who belongs in which groups? I checked /etc/groups, but this has been long outdated. Anyone know of another standard file or is this a local quirk? ANY help would be *greatly* appreciated. Jeff Poulin jpoulin%bowdoin.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu
kai@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu (09/02/88)
The file is "/etc/group", not "/etc/groups". The format is: groupname::groupnumber:member1,member2(,membern...) For example: sw::31:sloppy,slimy hw::32:sloppy,silly The file "/etc/passwd" defines the "default group" (referenced by number) to which you belong. You do not have to be listed in /etc/group for that group. The command "groups username" displays what groups any particular user is a member of. After changing the /etc/group file, the user must logout and back in again to have any changes take effect. Patrick Wolfe (pwolfe@kai.com, kailand!pwolfe) System Manager, Kuck and Associates, Inc.