Re: group equals username.. why?

[DvB <dvanbalen@jam.rr.com>]

irado furioso com tudo <irado@globecom.net> writes:

> I noted that when creating a user, it is assumed a group name with the
> very same username (user irado, group irado). Is there a way to select
> a generic (say: users) group when creating new users?
> 

man adduser

If the user's already added, editing /etc/group, /etc/passwd or a
combination thereof as root should do the trick.

run also man -k group | grep add


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