* Stas Myasnikov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-12-06 11:57]:
> Hello,
>
> is it safe to use group 'users' from /etc/group as the login group for
> the users? Or it is reserved for some system use?
>
While I actually believe it is safe on OpenBSD, I never give users
groups from the system groups just because it can be a problem on other
unixes if I start running a shared environment (nfs, yp, etc)
Best bet for groups, IMO, give each user their own group, same
uid as their id, and start them well above the system area like
OpenBSD's adduser does by default (i.e. it'll start them at 1000)
However, since unfortunately that doesn't scale worth a crap on
really big sites (i.e. tens of thousands of users), you may need to do
what you are suggesting and put them all in one (or a small set of)
groups - in which case make yourself an new one over 1000 again, as
suggested above.
-Bob
