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Re: [TCLUG:7613] group editing



if you use the useradd, groupadd, etc tools.. you can do it all on the
command line.. the group- file is a backup file, anytime you make changes
to /etc/group (with the tools) it backs it up to /etc/group-


Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Ben Luey wrote:

> I have redhat 6.0 with shadow passwords. I have both /etc/group (world
> readable) and /etc/group- which is root-only readable. Both files look
> basically the same:
> 
> username:x:uid
> 
> If I want to change some group settings (add people to a group, add a
> group, whatever) do I need to change both files, or just one (which one).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> Ben Luey
> lueyb@carleton.edu
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