GROUP(F)                                   UNIX System V



     Name
          group - format of the group file


     Description
          group contains the following information for each group:

          - Group name

          - 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 newline.  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 IDs to names.


     Files
          /etc/group


     See Also
          newgrp(C), passwd(C), passwd(F)


     Standards Conformance
          group is conformant with:

          The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987;
          IEEE  POSIX  Std  1003.1-1988  with  C  Standard   Language-
          Dependent System Support;
          and NIST FIPS 151-1.


     (printed 8/23/89)                                  GROUP(F)