[Linux-Discussion] Re: chgrp command
- From: John Madden <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 15:17:01 -0500
On Saturday 28 July 2001 14:29, you wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to change group for a few users.
>
> groupadd admingroup
> chgrp admingroup user1
> chgrp admingroup user2
>
> When I go the the /etc/passwd file and list user1 and user2 entries,
> they are not in the admingroup
chgrp is for changing group ownership of files, not users. Add users to
groups by editing /etc/group and listing the users that you want in that
group (separated by commas) after the group you want them added to. (Or,
if you want them *removed* from their old group too, just change the gid
field in /etc/passwd for that user.)
John
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