On (10/10/06 13:32), Andrew Critchlow wrote: > Thats brilliant! thanks for that, do you know of any view cmds to show > the group membership?
Answered in another email. When I started using Linux I got the Linux Desk Reference by Scott Hawkins; it's a great reference for commands and syntax. Another tip is to use 'apropos' when you're not sure what you're looking for... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apropos group addgroup (8) - add a user or group to the system adduser (8) - add a user or group to the system adduser.conf (5) - configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) . chgpasswd (8) - update group passwords in batch mode chgrp (1) - change group ownership chown (1) - change file owner and group cpgr (8) - copy with locking the given file to the password or group file cppw (8) - copy with locking the given file to the password or group file delgroup (8) - remove a user or group from the system deluser (8) - remove a user or group from the system deluser.conf (5) - configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) . gpasswd (1) - administer the /etc/group file group (5) - user group file groupadd (8) - create a new group <snip> Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]