Finn Fysj via FreeIPA-users wrote:
> I have a running IPA server which has both POSIX and NON-POSIX User Groups. 
> However, I'm not using FreeIPA in a classic manner, mostly just as a LDAP 
> server with GUI making it easier for end users to manage their stuff. 
> 
> I'm curious if there's a difference between Users or Users Groups when 
> assigning these to a POSIX or NON-POSIX user group? 
> E.g
> 
> A user was not able to SSH into a machine because the user couldn't be found 
> as a member of the group:
>  $ getent group test-group
> test-group:*:5010:
> 
> In the example above, I have attached memebership to another User Group: 
> end_users --> test-group. However, if  give a user in end_users direct access 
> to the test-group, they can successfully SSH and they're shown in the getent 
> command:
> 
> $ getent group test-group
> test-group:*:5010:userX
> 
> Of course, with NON-POSIX group I'm not able to run any commands, but I 
> haven't had any problems when I 

Seems like you sent this early.

But the answer is: you answered your own question. A non-POSIX group
won't show membership on POSIX systems.

Non-POSIX groups are meant for things like HBAC and SUDO groups where
you don't necessarily want to grant filesystem access to the group files
(there likely won't be any).

rob
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