Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 16:20:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-10@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r297559 - stable/10/usr.sbin/pw Message-ID: <201604041620.u34GKkEo027638@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock (doc committer) Date: Mon Apr 4 16:20:46 2016 New Revision: 297559 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/297559 Log: MFC r297330: Adjust misleading wording of the -G option and simplify a few surrounding sentences. From a discussion on -ports. Modified: stable/10/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8 Directory Properties: stable/10/ (props changed) Modified: stable/10/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8 ============================================================================== --- stable/10/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8 Mon Apr 4 16:09:29 2016 (r297558) +++ stable/10/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8 Mon Apr 4 16:20:46 2016 (r297559) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 14, 2015 +.Dd March 27, 2016 .Dt PW 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -420,18 +420,16 @@ Set the account's primary group to the g .Ar group may be defined by either its name or group number. .It Fl G Ar grouplist -Set additional group memberships for an account. +Set secondary group memberships for an account. .Ar grouplist -is a comma, space or tab-separated list of group names or group numbers. -The user's name is added to the group lists in -.Pa /etc/group , -and -removed from any groups not specified in -.Ar grouplist . -Note: a user should not be added to their primary group with +is a comma, space, or tab-separated list of group names or group numbers. +The user is added to the groups specified in +.Ar grouplist , +and removed from all groups not specified. +The current login session is not affected by group membership changes, +which only take effect when the user reconnects. +Note: do not add a user to their primary group with .Ar grouplist . -Also, group membership changes do not take effect for current user login -sessions, requiring the user to reconnect to be affected by the changes. .It Fl L Ar class This option sets the login class for the user being created. See
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