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> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR)
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:06 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Remove a user from a secondary group
> 
> I know how to add a user to a second group, for example to give su
> authority (using wheel)to a user, we issue the following command:
> usermod -G wheel testur4
> 
> But how can I remove him in a single command without directly editing
> the /etc/group & /etc/gshadow files (vigr). Is there a single command?
> 
> James Chaplin

Assuming that I haven't gone totally insane.

usermod -a -G newgroup existinguser #add newgroup

usermod -G oldgroup existinguser #remove oldgroup

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