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diff --git a/man/gshadow.5.xml b/man/gshadow.5.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b7d560 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/gshadow.5.xml @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2005 - 2008, Nicolas François + SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE --> +]> +<refentry id='gshadow.5'> + <!-- $Id$ --> + <refentryinfo> + <author> + <firstname>Nicolas</firstname> + <surname>François</surname> + <email>nicolas.francois@centraliens.net</email> + <contrib>Creation, 2005</contrib> + <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib> + </author> + </refentryinfo> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>gshadow</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">File Formats and Configuration Files</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + <refnamediv id='name'> + <refname>gshadow</refname> + <refpurpose>shadowed group file</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsect1 id='description'> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para> + <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> contains the shadowed information + for group accounts. + </para> + + <para> + This file must not be readable by regular users if password security + is to be maintained. + </para> + + <para> + Each line of this file contains the following colon-separated + fields: + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis role="bold">group name</emphasis></term> + <listitem> + <para> + It must be a valid group name, which exist on the system. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis role="bold">encrypted password</emphasis></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Refer to <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypt</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details on how + this string is interpreted. + </para> + <para> + If the password field contains some string that is not a valid + result of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypt</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, for instance ! or *, + users will not be able to use a unix password to access the + group (but group members do not need the password). + </para> + <para> + The password is used when a user who is not a member of the + group wants to gain the permissions of this group (see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>newgrp</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>). + </para> + <para> + This field may be empty, in which case only the group members + can gain the group permissions. + </para> + <para> + A password field which starts with an exclamation mark means + that the password is locked. The remaining characters on the + line represent the password field before the password was + locked. + </para> + <para> + This password supersedes any password specified in + <filename>/etc/group</filename>. + </para> + + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis role="bold">administrators</emphasis></term> + <listitem> + <para> + It must be a comma-separated list of user names. + </para> + <para> + Administrators can change the password or the members of the + group. + </para> + <para> + Administrators also have the same permissions as the members + (see below). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><emphasis role="bold">members</emphasis></term> + <listitem> + <para> + It must be a comma-separated list of user names. + </para> + <para> + Members can access the group without being prompted for a + password. + </para> + <para> + You should use the same list of users as in + <filename>/etc/group</filename>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </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> + <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>gpasswd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>group</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>grpck</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>grpconv</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>newgrp</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>. + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |