GROUP(4) GROUP(4)
NAME
group - group file
DESCRIPTION
group contains for each group the following information:
group name
encrypted password
numerical group ID
comma-separated list of all users allowed in the group
This is an ASCII file. The fields are separated by colons;
each group is separated from the next by a new-line. If the
password field is null, no password is demanded.
This file resides in directory /etc. Because of the
encrypted passwords, it can and does have general read
permission and can be used, for example, to map numerical
group ID's to names.
FILES
/etc/group
SEE ALSO
passwd(4).
passwd(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
newgrp(1M) in the System Administrator's Reference Manual.
Page 1 May 1989