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adding second secondray group to a user using command

Ravi_8 — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 06:51:51 GMT

Hi all

We knew that we can change the second secondary group to user(s) using sam. but how to achieve the same using command line.
groupmod changes the existing secondary group to the specified group.
Guys do u aware of any other alternatives.

thanx in advance

Re: adding second secondray group to a user using command

RAC_1 — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 06:54:01 GMT

usermod -G secondary_groups is the one you are lokking for.

check usermod man page for details.

Re: adding second secondray group to a user using command

Ravi_8 — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 06:59:01 GMT

Hi,

I am sorry, instead of usermod i have mentioned as groupmod in my question

Re: adding second secondray group to a user using command

RAC_1 — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:09:39 GMT

modify /etc/group and adding user to groups.

run grpck afterwards.

Re: adding second secondray group to a user using command

Armin Feller — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:12:31 GMT

Hi,

see man groupadd

Regs
Armin

Re: adding second secondray group to a user using command

avsrini — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:22:37 GMT

Hi Ravi,
When using secondary group to a user, it changes the existing secondary group.
But you can use my script to add additional secondary groups

EG=`/usr/bin/groups $1|sed 's/ /.g'`
NG=$EG,$2
/usr/sbin/usermod -G $NG $1

You can pass username and the secondary group name that has to be added.

Hope this helps u.

Srini.

Re: adding second secondray group to a user using command

avsrini — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:23:45 GMT

Hi Ravi,

Sorry my previous post has a error on the sed. use the following.

When using secondary group to a user, it changes the existing secondary group.
But you can use my script to add additional secondary groups

EG=`/usr/bin/groups $1|sed 's/ /,/g'`
NG=$EG,$2
/usr/sbin/usermod -G $NG $1

You can pass username and the secondary group name that has to be added.

Hope this helps u.

Srini.

Re: adding second secondray group to a user using command

Ravi_8 — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:53:15 GMT

Hi, srini

thanx, your script worked