01-28-2009
Solaris group - tty
Hi,
Anyone know what is the use of the tty group in Solaris 8 , I was question
by auditor that tty group exist in the /etc/group but without a user exist in
/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow file .
"User accounts listed in the etc/group should be also listed in the etc/passwd. It is possible that files may become group orphans if a group is deleted without proper housekeeping. Intruders to the system could potentially seize ownership of these group orphaned files. "
What should I do , remove the tty group ?
Thanks
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groupdel
GROUPDEL(8) System Manager's Manual GROUPDEL(8)
NAME
groupdel - Delete a group
SYNOPSIS
groupdel group
DESCRIPTION
The groupdel command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to group. The named group must exist.
You must manually check all filesystems to insure that no files remain with the named group as the file group ID.
CAVEATS
You may not remove the primary group of any existing user. You must remove the user before you remove the group.
FILES
/etc/group - group information
/etc/gshadow - secure group information
SEE ALSO
chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), groupadd(8), groupmod(8), useradd(8), userdel(8), usermod(8)
AUTHOR
Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)
GROUPDEL(8)