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gpasswd - administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow
gpasswd [opzione] gruppo
The gpasswd command is used to administer /etc/group, and /etc/gshadow. Every group can have administrators, members and a password.
System administrators can use the -A option to define group administrator(s) and the -M option to define members. They have all rights of group administrators and members.
gpasswd called by a group administrator with a group name only prompts for the new password of the group.
If a password is set the members can still use newgrp(1) without a password, and non-members must supply the password.
Le password di gruppo rappresentano un intrinseco problema di sicurezza perché più di una persona deve conoscerle. Ciononostante i gruppi sono uno strumento molto utile per la cooperazione tra vari utenti.
Except for the -A and -M options, the options cannot be combined.
The options which apply to the gpasswd command are:
-a, --add user
-d, --delete user
-h, --help
-Q, --root CHROOT_DIR
-r, --remove-password
-R, --restrict
-A, --administrators user,...
-M, --members user,...
This tool only operates on the /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files. Thus you cannot change any NIS or LDAP group. This must be performed on the corresponding server.
The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this tool:
/etc/group
/etc/gshadow
newgrp(1), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), groupmod(8), grpck(8), group(5), gshadow(5).
23/03/2023 | shadow-utils 4.13 |