GNU/Linux | 
					RedHat 6.2(Zoot) | 
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					gpasswd(1) | 
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gpasswd − administer the /etc/group file
gpasswd
group 
gpasswd -a user group 
gpasswd -d user group 
gpasswd -R group 
gpasswd -r group 
gpasswd [-A user,...] [-M
user,...] group
gpasswd is used to administer the /etc/group file (and /etc/gshadow file if compiled with SHADOWGRP defined). Every group can have administrators, members and a password. System administrator can use -A option to define group administrator(s) and -M option to define members and has all rights of group administrators and members.
Group administrator can add and delete users using -a and -d options respectively. Administrators can use -r option to remove group password. When no password is set only group members can use newgrp(1) to join the group. Option -R disables access to the group through newgrp(1) command.
gpasswd called by a group administrator with group name only prompts for the group password. If password is set the members can still newgrp(1) without a password, non-members must supply the password.
/etc/group
− group information 
/etc/gshadow − shadow group information
newgrp(1), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), groupmod(8), grpck(8)
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