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, and electronic mail. Many of these groups 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,adm
lp::8:root,lp,adm
nuucp::9:root,nuucp
staff::10:
daemon::12:root,daemon
smmsp::25:smmsp
sysadmin::14:root
nobody::60001:
noaccess::60002:
nogroup::65534:

Table 4–15 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 Admintool and Solstice AdminSuite tools.
`smmsp`	25	Sendmail message submission program daemon.
`nobody`	`60001`	Group assigned to users or software processes that do not need nor should have any special permissions.
`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 not a member of a known group.