From 97c26c1924b076ef23ebe4381558e8aa025712b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 16:54:37 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 1:4.13+dfsg1. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- man/gshadow.5.xml | 169 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 169 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man/gshadow.5.xml (limited to 'man/gshadow.5.xml') 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 @@ + + + +]> + + + + + Nicolas + François + nicolas.francois@centraliens.net + Creation, 2005 + shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now + + + + gshadow + 5 + File Formats and Configuration Files + shadow-utils + &SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION; + + + gshadow + shadowed group file + + + + DESCRIPTION + + /etc/gshadow contains the shadowed information + for group accounts. + + + + This file must not be readable by regular users if password security + is to be maintained. + + + + Each line of this file contains the following colon-separated + fields: + + + + group name + + + It must be a valid group name, which exist on the system. + + + + + encrypted password + + + Refer to crypt + 3 for details on how + this string is interpreted. + + + If the password field contains some string that is not a valid + result of crypt + 3, 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). + + + The password is used when a user who is not a member of the + group wants to gain the permissions of this group (see + newgrp + 1). + + + This field may be empty, in which case only the group members + can gain the group permissions. + + + 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. + + + This password supersedes any password specified in + /etc/group. + + + + + + administrators + + + It must be a comma-separated list of user names. + + + Administrators can change the password or the members of the + group. + + + Administrators also have the same permissions as the members + (see below). + + + + + members + + + It must be a comma-separated list of user names. + + + Members can access the group without being prompted for a + password. + + + You should use the same list of users as in + /etc/group. + + + + + + + + FILES + + + /etc/group + + Group account information. + + + + /etc/gshadow + + Secure group account information. + + + + + + + SEE ALSO + + + gpasswd5 + , + + group5 + , + + grpck8 + , + + grpconv8 + , + + newgrp1 + . + + + -- cgit v1.2.3