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setting group order

Asked by: fordste

I have one user that when I do groups for her, it shows
compsci users and another user that I just added shows users compsci.  When I look in /etc/passwd both users have thier primary gid's set to 101 which is users.  How do get the order changed without editing /etc/passwd?

Thanks,
Stephen

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by: ahoffmannPosted on 2002-01-12 at 11:50:40ID: 6729148

are you shure you've check the right passwd? Is there NIS running?

 

by: kyrmitPosted on 2002-01-12 at 17:04:05ID: 6729500

Also, the primary group is by definition in /etc/password. All groups in /etc/group are secondary. Thus, you have to change /etc/passwd (or use some of the utility programs, like passwd).

K

 

by: yuzhPosted on 2002-01-13 at 06:05:06ID: 6729919

if you are not using NIS or NIS+, you can run the admintool program to modify it. if you are using NIS or NIS+, run solstice to do the job

 

by: tfewsterPosted on 2003-03-02 at 09:50:42ID: 8052421

No comment has been added lately, so it's time to clean up this Topic Area.
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by: fordstePosted on 2003-03-04 at 08:25:54ID: 8065450

Sorry for not awarding points but this got me on the right track

 

by: tfewsterPosted on 2003-03-04 at 10:47:49ID: 8066390

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by: tfewsterPosted on 2003-03-04 at 10:54:44ID: 8066425

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by: SpideyModPosted on 2003-03-04 at 11:28:42ID: 8066624

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