[Solved]How to list groups available

jordanwb · 2008-09-08 01:39:21

I added my own user to my Arch setup. How would I get a list of available groups so I could add my user to them?

Last edited by jordanwb (2008-09-08 02:01:18)

xorl · 2008-09-08 01:44:11

Easiest way is to cat /etc/group and have a gander at the groups in there. To see what groups you're added to already, type groups.

Last edited by xorl (2008-09-08 02:14:27)

kensai · 2008-09-08 01:44:30

edit "/etc/group", add your username in front of the group you want to be in.

Edit: Someone beat me to it. Hey mods, can anyone move the above post below mine, so I can be the winner?

Last edited by kensai (2008-09-08 01:45:35)

xorl · 2008-09-08 01:47:52

Haha,

jordanwb · 2008-09-08 01:53:53

xorl didn't win. It says /etc/groups doesn't exist, it's /etc/group. Welcome to the forum xorl.

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SiC · 2008-09-08 02:02:44

To list the groups available type in
# cat /etc/group-

To add your user to the group type:

# usermod -Ga groupname username

Should be what you need.

Misfit138 · 2008-09-08 02:09:15

kensai wrote:

edit "/etc/group", add your username in front of the group you want to be in.

hehe
The 'Slackware Way'...

xorl · 2008-09-08 02:15:03

jordanwb wrote:

xorl didn't win. It says /etc/groups doesn't exist, it's /etc/group. Welcome to the forum xorl.

Heh, i'm an oldie actually, oddly. c14n of arch64 worked with andyrtr.

kensai · 2008-09-08 02:17:14

Misfit138 wrote:

kensai wrote:
edit "/etc/group", add your username in front of the group you want to be in.
hehe
The 'Slackware Way'...

Old habits, hard to break. Let me install Slackware on Virtualbox, I miss it.

Last edited by kensai (2008-09-08 02:17:40)

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