On Tue, Nov 25, 1997 at 10:41:26AM +0100, Olivier THARAN wrote: > > Couldn't find it in the FAQ's or howto's: how do I add users to > > diffferent groups, e.g. dialout? Do shadow passwords affect the process > > at all? > Just edit /etc/group and put the username you want at the end of the line > containing the group you want the name added to. eg: > > floppy:*:25: > > becomes: > > floppy:*:25:olive > > I don't think shadow passwords affect that.
If you edit it, do it with vigr. Even better is using either adduser user group or my favorite: gpasswd. You can assign administrators to groups, etc.. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - it's a valid address w/o spam | +358-50-5124907 f u cn rd ths, thn u cn rd perl 2 | rm -rf / && echo bye-bye. | --tv -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .