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NAME
       group - user group file


DESCRIPTION
       The  /etc/group  file  is a text file that defines the groups on the system.  There is one
       entry per line, with the following format:

              group_name:password:GID:user_list

       The fields are as follows:

       group_name  the name of the group.

       password    the (encrypted) group password.  If  this  field  is  empty,  no  password  is
                   needed.

       GID         the numeric group ID.

       user_list   a list of the usernames that are members of this group, separated by commas.


FILES
       /etc/group


BUGS
       As the 4.2BSD initgroups(3) man page says: No-one seems to keep /etc/group up-to-date.


SEE ALSO
       login(1), newgrp(1), getgrent(3), getgrnam(3), passwd(5)


COLOPHON
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