group (5)

NAME

       group - user group file

DESCRIPTION

       /etc/group  is  an  ASCII  file which defines the groups to which users
       belong.  There is one entry per line, and each line has the format:

              group_name:passwd:GID:user_list

       The field descriptions are:

       group_name
              the name of the group.

       password
              the (encrypted) group password.  If  this  field  is  empty,  no
              password is needed.

       GID    the numerical group ID.

       user_list
              all the group member's user names, separated by commas.

FILES

       /etc/group

SEE ALSO

       login(1), newgrp(1), passwd(5)

Linux                             1992-12-29                          group(5)