[SOLVED] How to add the "dialout" group in my system without the command "groupadd"?

floppy_stuttgart · 09-16-2013, 07:57 AM

Perhaps by editing the /etc/group and including the line "dialout:x:20:" in it and restart the system?
I found the "20" in http://www.togaware.com/linux/surviv...rd_Groups.html

druuna · 09-17-2013, 01:35 AM

Although the numbers shown in the link you provided are common, the only once that are defined by the Linux Standard Base are root and bin.

The group root with a Group ID (GID) of 0, a group bin with a GID of 1 be present. All other group names and GIDs can be chosen freely by the system administrator since well-written programs do not depend on GID numbers, but rather use the group's name.

LFS, for example uses 10 for dialout and Debian uses 20.

BTW: Restarting the system isn't needed when you add a user or group.

padeen · 09-17-2013, 09:42 PM

Your system might have a shadow group file too: gshadow. The command `vigr [-s]` is used to modify the groups file(s).

floppy_stuttgart · 09-19-2013, 02:55 PM

editing the /etc/group and including the line "dialout:x:20:" works.