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Old 02-22-2005, 04:04 AM   #1
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/etc/group - the group users empty

I have several users who belong to the group users, everything works fine and as they should, group permissions work.. The thing is, I just noticed that /etc/group:s group users line hasnt got a single user in it.. What file determines the population of this group?
 
Old 02-22-2005, 04:22 AM   #2
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Check /etc/passwd

Each user's record in that file mentions a group id. That group is their default/initial/primary group. The user is immediately enrolled in that group when they login regardless of the contents in /etc/group.

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Just to be thorough, the group id I'm referring to is the fourth field of each entry in /etc/passwd
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Old 02-22-2005, 04:25 AM   #3
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ah, yes.. that explains.. many thanks.. (:
 
  


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