bobb@netcom.COM (Bob Beaulieu) (04/30/91)
I have a client that had a lot of users (80+) in the same group "group1" and added '\' to allow entry of ALL of these users because of limits in line lengths. Each time he runs the mkuser program provides by sco, the program edits the group file and adds: ::0:: name1, name2, name3, name4, name5, name6, ... name20 ::0:: name21, name22, name23, ... namexx All these users now have to do is type: newgrp root and just about everything is at the hands! I have been able to verify this on other 386 2.3 sco boxes. The old group file is renamed to "group-". Any comments????? bobb -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Bob Beaulieu | | San Jose, CA. | | (408) 723-0556 | | bobb@netcom.com | | {apple,amdahl,claris}!netcom!bobb | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
paulz@sco.COM (W. Paul Zola) (05/07/91)
In article <1991Apr30.064959.1532@netcom.COM> bobb@netcom.COM (Bob Beaulieu) writes: }I have a client that had a lot of users (80+) in the same group "group1" }and added '\' to allow entry of ALL of these users because of limits in }line lengths. [description of the resulting disaster deleted] } }bobb } Like the man says, don't *do* that! You should never use continuation characters in /etc/group: nothing that manipulates it understands them. Instead use multiple lines with the same group name: group1::60:user1,user2,user3 group1::60:user4,user5,user6 This should work just fine. - Paul Zola Support Technical Lead, Operating System paulz@sco.COM Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose. - Emily Saliers DISCLAIMER: I speak for myself, and not for SCO.