s_group

Purpose

     Contains security attributes of groups.

Description

     The  /etc/security/s_group  file  is a  table  file  (see
     "tbl") that holds the security attributes of groups.

     Each entry in the group table, s_group, has the following
     format:

          group_name:password,age:reserved:audit_flag:comment

     where:

     group_name     Contains a group  name from the /etc/group
                    file.

     password,age   Contains an encrypted  password plus aging
                    information.   (This   information  is  no
                    longer kept in /etc/group.)

     reserved       Specifies a reserved  field.  (GML = Group
                    Maximum MAC Level)

     audit_flag     Specifies the audit class:  0 for general,
                    1 for special (see the audit command).

     comment        Contains optional comments.

Files

     /etc/security/s_group
     /etc/security/s_group-
     /etc/group
     /etc/group-

Related Information

     In this book:  "tbl," and  "s_user."

     The audit  command in  the AIX Operating  System Commands
     Reference.