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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 01:40:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@inna.net>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD-SNAP-970118
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I would rather it didn't add users to /etc/group.  As long as the group 
is defined, and they have a valid group # in the passwd file, an entry in 
/etc/group is unnecessary.

On Sun, 26 Jan 1997 proff@suburbia.net wrote:

> > I have noticed that the adduser command under this SNAP does not
> > correctly add users to /etc/group.  I have to manually edit this file to
> > get users to correspond to their respective groups.  Is there a bug in
> > adduser, or something new that has to be done to add the users?
> > 
> > Thnaks,
> > Joe
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> You may wish to investigate man pw ;)
> 

Jamie Bowden

Network Administrator, TBI Ltd.