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
setgroups(2), initgroups(3), crypt(3), passwd(1),
passwd(5)
BUGS
The passwd(1) command won’t change the passwords.