Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 13:57:00 +0200 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: George Vagner <vagner@ti.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: groups Message-ID: <34BCA80C.1AA4@barcode.co.il> References: <199801140909.DAA13787@epcot.spdc.ti.com>
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George Vagner wrote: > > where do i find a list of group names IE: wheel,network...etc... and > what each group allows or is for? > > Laszlo Vagner > Texas Instruments > Email:vagner@NOSPAM.ti.com > Pg. 598-5217 > Wk. 995-4297 The groups (and their members) are listed in /etc/groups. There's no predefined role or capabilities for each group, but it's rather based on convention. Basically, what groups are good for is applying the group field of a file's protection mask. For a discussion of how to use groups, see your favorite UNIX administration textbook. Nadav
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