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Re: Local groups
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Ted Zlatanov |
Subject: |
Re: Local groups |
Date: |
20 Apr 2005 11:05:02 -0400 |
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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, david.nelson@ni.com wrote:
> We've got some boxes that define local groups in /etc/groups. We also scan
> various filesystems to make sure all files are properly owned. The problem
> is
> when a system that does not have one of the local groups defined, cfengine
> reports 'Unknown group: ....'
>
> Is there any way to avoid this notice w/o having to update all systems'
> /etc/groups w/ unneccesary groups?
You can add the custom groups with groupadd on the specific machines
you need, and check for their existence so you don't run groupadd
twice.
cfperl (http://lifelogs.com/cfperl) does this automatically, for
groups and users both.
Ted
- Local groups, David E. Nelson, 2005/04/19
- Re: Local groups,
Ted Zlatanov <=