Default group File (System Administration Guide: Basic Administration)

System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Default `group` File

The default Solaris group file contains the following system groups that support some system-wide task, such as printing, network administration, or electronic mail. Many of these groups having corresponding entries in the passwd file.

root::0:
other::1:
bin::2:root,daemon
sys::3:root,bin,adm
adm::4:root,daemon
uucp::5:root
mail::6:root
tty::7:root,adm
lp::8:root,adm
nuucp::9:root
staff::10:
daemon::12:root
smmsp::25:
sysadmin::14:
gdm::50:
webservd::80:
nobody::60001:
noaccess::60002:
nogroup::65534:

Table 4–6 Default group File Entries


Group Name	Group ID	Description
`root`	`0`	Superuser group
`other`	`1`	Optional group
`bin`	`2`	Administrative group associated with running system binaries
`sys`	`3`	Administrative group associated with system logging or temporary directories
`adm`	`4`	Administrative group associated with system logging
`uucp`	`5`	Group associated with `uucp` functions
`mail`	`6`	Electronic mail group
`tty`	`7`	Group associated with tty devices
`lp`	`8`	Line printer group
`nuucp`	`9`	Group associated with `uucp` functions
`staff`	`10`	General administrative group.
`daemon`	`12`	Group associated with routine system tasks
`sysadmin`	`14`	Administrative group associated with legacy Admintool and Solstice AdminSuite tools
`smmsp`	25	Daemon for Sendmail message submission program
`webservd`	`80`	Group reserved for WebServer access
`gdm`	50	Group reserved for the GNOME Display Manager daemon
`nobody`	`60001`	Group assigned for anonymous NFS access
`noaccess`	`60002`	Group assigned to a user or a process that needs access to a system through some application but without actually logging in
`nogroup`	`65534`	Group assigned to a user who is not a member of a known group