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| author |   Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> | 2016-03-28 02:05:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> | 2016-03-28 02:05:35 +0000 |
| commit | eff36b967e84317ed3b4afd8550ab25c2aa06a14 (patch) | |
| tree | 60af72d390dfb914e2b9bb277662b1876cddaa18 | |
| parent | 84d714d74e782c57b185a1016304f8dd1c158a36 (diff) | |
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Adjust misleading wording of the -G option and simplify a few
surrounding sentences. From a discussion on -ports.
Reviewed by: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org>
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 14, 2015 +.Dd March 27, 2016 .Dt PW 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -420,18 +420,16 @@ Set the account's primary group to the given group. .Ar group may be defined by either its name or group number. .It Fl G Ar grouplist -Set additional group memberships for an account. +Set secondary group memberships for an account. .Ar grouplist -is a comma, space or tab-separated list of group names or group numbers. -The user's name is added to the group lists in -.Pa /etc/group , -and -removed from any groups not specified in -.Ar grouplist . -Note: a user should not be added to their primary group with +is a comma, space, or tab-separated list of group names or group numbers. +The user is added to the groups specified in +.Ar grouplist , +and removed from all groups not specified. +The current login session is not affected by group membership changes, +which only take effect when the user reconnects. +Note: do not add a user to their primary group with .Ar grouplist . -Also, group membership changes do not take effect for current user login -sessions, requiring the user to reconnect to be affected by the changes. .It Fl L Ar class This option sets the login class for the user being created. See |