Sameer Pokarna wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> How does a user become a member of multiple groups?
are you taking about supplementary groups. if so then the multiple groups list are
taken from the
file /etc/groups
>
> And how do I set the default group of the person? That is, when the user
> creates a
> file in the file system, what is the default user/group used if this user is
> in
> multiple groups?
that default group is specified in the /etc/passwd file. I you want to change your
default group temporarily then you can try the command chgrp. but you can change to a
groups where you are already a member.
>
>
hope i have understood the question and cleared you.
>
> Thanks,
> Sameer
pratap
>
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