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Diffstat (limited to 'pw/pw.8')
-rw-r--r-- | pw/pw.8 | 20 |
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 |