Default group file (System Administration Guide, Volume 1)

System Administration Guide, Volume 1

Default `group` file

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

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

Table 2-10 Default group File Entries


Group Name	Group ID	Description
`root`	`0`	Superuser group
`other`	`1`
`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
	`8`	Line printer group
`nuucp`	`9`	Group associated with uucp functions
`staff`	`10`	General administrative group
`daemon`	`12`	Daemon group
`sysadmin`	`14`	Administratve group associated with Admintool and Solstice AdminSuite tools
`nobody`	`60001`	Anonymous group assigned by an NFS server when a request is received from an unauthorized root user
`noaccess`	`60002`
`nogroup`	`65534`