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gpasswd — Administer `/etc/group` and `/etc/gshadow`. More information: <https://manned.org/gpasswd>.
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gpasswd command: Administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow. More information: <https://manned.org/gpasswd>.Solution
gpasswd — Administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow. More information: <https://manned.org/gpasswd>.Define group administrators:
sudo gpasswd {{[-A|--administrators]}} {{user1,user2}} {{group}}Set the list of group members:
sudo gpasswd {{[-M|--members]}} {{user1,user2}} {{group}}Create a password for the named group:
gpasswd {{group}}Add a user to the named group:
gpasswd {{[-a|--add]}} {{user}} {{group}}Remove a user from the named group:
gpasswd {{[-d|--delete]}} {{user}} {{group}}Code Snippets
Define group administrators
sudo gpasswd {{[-A|--administrators]}} {{user1,user2}} {{group}}Set the list of group members
sudo gpasswd {{[-M|--members]}} {{user1,user2}} {{group}}Create a password for the named group
gpasswd {{group}}Add a user to the named group
gpasswd {{[-a|--add]}} {{user}} {{group}}Remove a user from the named group
gpasswd {{[-d|--delete]}} {{user}} {{group}}Context
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