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GROUP(V)                     2/10/75                     GROUP(V)







NAME

     group - group file



DESCRIPTION

     Group contains for each group the following information:



          group name

          encrypted password

          numerical group ID

          a 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

     newgrp (I), login (I), crypt (III), passwd (I)