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1.1       root        1: .TH GROUP 5  "15 January 1983"
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: group \- group file
                      4: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      5: .I Group
                      6: contains for each group the
                      7: following information:
                      8: .HP 10
                      9: group name
                     10: .br
                     11: .ns
                     12: .HP 10
                     13: encrypted password
                     14: .br
                     15: .ns
                     16: .HP 10
                     17: numerical group ID
                     18: .br
                     19: .ns
                     20: .HP 10
                     21: a comma separated list of all users allowed in the group
                     22: .PP
                     23: This is an ASCII file.
                     24: The fields are separated
                     25: by colons;
                     26: Each group is separated from the next by a new-line.
                     27: If the password field is null, no password is demanded.
                     28: .PP
                     29: This file resides in directory /etc.
                     30: Because of the encrypted
                     31: passwords, it can and does have general read
                     32: permission and can be used, for example,
                     33: to map numerical group ID's to names.
                     34: .SH FILES
                     35: /etc/group
                     36: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     37: setgroups(2), initgroups(3X), crypt(3), passwd(1), passwd(5)
                     38: .SH BUGS
                     39: The
                     40: .IR passwd (1)
                     41: command won't change the passwords.

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