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NAME
     grpck - check group database entries

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/grpck [ filename ]

DESCRIPTION
     grpck checks that a file in group(4) does  not  contain  any
     errors; it checks the /etc/group file by default.

     This command differs from /usr/sbin/grpck in its ability  to
     correctly parse YP entries in /etc/passwd.

FILES
     /etc/group

SEE ALSO
     group(4), passwd(4) in the System Administrator's  Reference
     Manual.

DIAGNOSTICS
     Too many/few fields
          An entry in the group file does  not  have  the  proper
          number of fields.

     No group name
          The group name field of an entry is empty.

     Bad character(s) in group name
          The group name in an entry  contains  characters  other
          than lower-case letters and digits.

     Invalid GID
          The group ID field in an entry is  not  numeric  or  is
          greater than 65535.

     Null login name
          A login name in the list of login names in an entry  is
          null.

     Login name not found in password file
          A login name in the list of login names in an entry  is
          not in the password file.












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