I have read on the hindernet, that to remove a user from a group, you simply run usermod -G, and omit the group that you want the user to be removed from. These posts are often associated with HPUX and Solaris.
The same does not work with OpenBSD, and on looking into the code (user.c), it is clear that the functionality to remove users from a group is simply not there. This issue has been around for 10 years (see the following links): http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=109088617022480&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=tru64-unix-managers&m=97203990632722&w=2 I am looking for the ability to remove users from groups, and I am quite capable of modifying user.c to provide compatibility, but there may be a better way ... My questions are: 1. Is there a different application which can be used to remove users from secondary groups? (I'd like to automate, so vi isn't an option)? 2. Should the -G switch be used to remove users from groups so the operation is consistent with that of HPUX and Solaris. 3. What is the ettiquette for agreeing an additional functionality, and submitting patches, once I've made the user.c modifications? Thanks and Regards, Steve C
