GROUP(5) - File Formats Manual # GROUP(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # group - format of the group permissions file
DESCRIPTION # The file /etc/group consists of newline separated ASCII records, one per group, containing four colon (’:’) separated fields. These fields are as follows:
group
Name of the group. passwd
Group’s encrypted password.
gid
The group’s decimal ID.
member
Group members.
The group field is the group name used for granting file access to users who are members of the group.
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Adduser,
Login.conf,
Login,
Makefile.yp,
Netid,
Getpwent,
Chpass,
Yp,
Pwd_mkdb,
Vipw,
Crypt,
Netgroup,
Passwd PASSWD(5) - File Formats Manual # PASSWD(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # passwd, master.passwd - format of the password file
DESCRIPTION # The master.passwd file, readable only by root, consists of newline-separated records, one per user, containing ten colon separated fields. These fields are as follows:
name
User’s login name.
password
User’s encrypted password.
uid
User’s login user ID.
gid
User’s login group ID.
class
User’s general classification (see login.
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