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Old 08-08-2007
how to fing groups
whats the command to find a particular group,pls its urgent

thnks
# 2  
Old 08-08-2007
Code:
cat /etc/group

normally does the trick.

or

Code:
id

depends what you are wanting of course.
# 3  
Old 08-08-2007
The command

id -Gn [user]

displays the groups to which you (or optionally the specified user) belong.
# 4  
Old 08-08-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by porter
Code:
cat /etc/group

normally does the trick.
Only if using file based groups.
Code:
getent group

is a better approach.
 
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