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Old 11-04-2008, 04:43 PM   #1
dolceinter1
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How to set and use group password?


I'm trying to create a group and set a group password for users.

Please help!!!
 
Old 11-04-2008, 04:52 PM   #2
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Hi,

(Maybe stating the obvious) For locally administered machines (won't work with LDAP) use gpasswd see - 'man gpasswd'
 
Old 01-07-2012, 05:37 AM   #3
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Excuse me?

You open a 3 year old thread to tell us that you are a noob?

- Please refrain from opening old files.
- Be constructive if you decide to post an answer.
 
Old 08-02-2012, 01:58 AM   #5
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A group password in Linux
Have you ever heard of (or used) a group password in Linux? For me this strange concept was new, but here's what you can use it for.

A group password in Linux allows a user to temporarily (in a subshell) gain extra permissions of a group, after successfully entering the group password.

To set a group password use gpasswd:
# gpasswd finance
New Password:
Re-enter new password:
To gain those extra permissions you can use newgrp:
$ newgrp finance
Some of the disadvantages are:

Sharing a password is not good; a password should be personal.
You can also solve this by adding the user to a secondary group.
Another way to solve it is to use sudo.
Usage of the group password is not accountable.
 
  


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