GROUP(5) - File Formats Manual

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. ...