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gpasswd — Administer `/etc/group` and `/etc/gshadow`. More information: <https://manned.org/gpasswd>.

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Problem

How to use the 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

tldr-pages: linux/gpasswd

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