Re: /etc/group
Hi,
Alexey Salmin <alexey.salmin@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello! /etc/group in default debain installation contains dozens of
> groups and I'm wondering: how to determine their purpose? Which
> package did some specific group came from? What purpose does it serve?
Users and groups that are not created on package installation are
documented in the base-passwd package. For example, for the ssh group
you mention it contains the following information:
ssh: ssh-agent is setgid to ssh in order to prevent ptrace attacks.
Regards,
Ansgar
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