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diff --git a/man/groupmems.8.xml b/man/groupmems.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40d0421 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/groupmems.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,257 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + Copyright (c) 2000 , International Business Machines + George Kraft IV, gk4@us.ibm.com, 03/23/2000 + Copyright (c) 2005 , Tomasz Kłoczko + Copyright (c) 2007 - 2011, Nicolas François + All rights reserved. + + Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions + are met: + 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + 3. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT + HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, + SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT + LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, + DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY + THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT + (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE + OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP SYSTEM "login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml"> +<!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE --> +]> +<refentry id='groupmems.8'> + <!-- $Id$ --> + <refentryinfo> + <author> + <firstname>George</firstname> + <surname>Kraft</surname> + <lineage>IV</lineage> + <contrib>Creation, 2000</contrib> + </author> + <author> + <firstname>Thomas</firstname> + <surname>Kłoczko</surname> + <email>kloczek@pld.org.pl</email> + <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib> + </author> + <author> + <firstname>Nicolas</firstname> + <surname>François</surname> + <email>nicolas.francois@centraliens.net</email> + <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib> + </author> + </refentryinfo> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>groupmems</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">System Management Commands</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + <refnamediv id='name'> + <refname>groupmems</refname> + <refpurpose>administer members of a user's primary group</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>groupmems</command> + <group choice='plain'> + <arg choice='plain'>-a <replaceable>user_name</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice='plain'>-d <replaceable>user_name</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice='opt'>-g <replaceable>group_name</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice='plain'>-l </arg><arg choice='plain'>-p </arg> + </group> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1 id='description'> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para> + The <command>groupmems</command> command allows a user to administer + his/her own group membership list without the requirement of + superuser privileges. The <command>groupmems</command> utility is for + systems that configure its users to be in their own name sake primary + group (i.e., guest / guest). + </para> + + <para>Only the superuser, as administrator, can use + <command>groupmems</command> to alter the memberships of other groups. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='options'> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + <para> + The options which apply to the <command>groupmems</command> command + are: + </para> + <variablelist remap='IP'> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-a</option>, <option>--add</option> <replaceable>user_name</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>Add a user to the group membership list.</para> + <para condition="gshadow"> + If the <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> file exist, and the + group has no entry in the <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> + file, a new entry will be created. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-d</option>, <option>--delete</option> <replaceable>user_name</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>Delete a user from the group membership list.</para> + <para condition="gshadow"> + If the <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> file exist, the user + will be removed from the list of members and administrators of + the group. + </para> + <para condition="gshadow"> + If the <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> file exist, and the + group has no entry in the <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> + file, a new entry will be created. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-g</option>, <option>--group</option> <replaceable>group_name</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>The superuser can specify which group membership + list to modify. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Display help message and exit.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-l</option>, <option>--list</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>List the group membership list.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-p</option>, <option>--purge</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Purge all users from the group membership list.</para> + <para condition="gshadow"> + If the <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> file exist, and the + group has no entry in the <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> + file, a new entry will be created. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-R</option>, <option>--root</option> <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Apply changes in the <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> + directory and use the configuration files from the + <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> directory. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='setup'> + <title>SETUP</title> + <para> + The <command>groupmems</command> executable should be in mode + <literal>2770</literal> as user <emphasis>root</emphasis> and in group + <emphasis>groups</emphasis>. The system administrator can add users to + group <emphasis>groups</emphasis> to allow or disallow them using the + <command>groupmems</command> utility to manage their own group + membership list. + </para> + + <programlisting> + $ groupadd -r groups + $ chmod 2770 groupmems + $ chown root.groups groupmems + $ groupmems -g groups -a gk4 + </programlisting> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='configuration'> + <title>CONFIGURATION</title> + <para> + The following configuration variables in + <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this + tool: + </para> + <variablelist> + &MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP; + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='files'> + <title>FILES</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Group account information.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry condition="gshadow"> + <term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>secure group account information</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='see_also'> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para> + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>groupadd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>groupdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>userdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>usermod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>. + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |