How to check if a user belongs to a group (KSH)?

rockysfr · #1 (**permalink**) 07-03-2007

Hi all,

How can I check if a particular user id belongs to a group?

(ie. how to check if the current user `whoami` is part of the a certain group? do i use the group name of group id?)

Thanks in advance

Shell_Life · #2 (**permalink**) 07-03-2007

Try this:

Code:

groups

syndex · #3 (**permalink**) 07-03-2007

A more crude method:

cat /etc/group | grep `whoami`

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