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From: carl@bdaemon.UUCP (carl)
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Subject: Re: A question for all you UN*X experts
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Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 23:22:29 EDT
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>  
> We have a question that maybe you can answer.  Does anyone out there know
> of any utilities that use the information in /etc/group?  We keep our file
> up to date, but have never noticed any system uses for this file.  I have
> used fgrep to compare group id numbers and user names, but that is a script
> that I developed for simple cross-checking.
>  
> Just wondering...Thanx in advance!  (Please post responses in net.unix)

The shell builtin 'newgrp' is but one example.

Carl Brandauer
daemon associates
1760 Sunset Blvd.
Boulder, CO 80302
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