> > I want to add a user to another group w/out removing the groups the user
> > already belongs to.
> >
> > in man usermod:
> > -G group,[...]
> > A list of supplementary groups which the user is also
> > a member of. Each group is separated from the next by a comma, with no
> > intervening whitespace. The groups are subject to the
> > same restrictions as the group given with the -g option. If the
> > user is currently a member of a group which is not
> > listed, the user will be removed from the group. This behaviour can
> > be changed via -a option, which appends user to the current
> > supplementary group list.
> >
> > ok...I kinda get this but unclear of the exact format and I am super
> > fearful of ripping up my userbase.
> >
> > Here is what I think it should be:
> >
> > # usermod <user> -a -G <group>
> >
> > where the user's name is say..."pete" and I want him to be added to the
> > group "tech":
> >
> > # usermod pete -a -G tech
> >
> > Say pete is already in groups ummm, sales,admin, and help. After
> > administering the above command, would pete still be in sales,
> > admin,help, and now tech? I am interested in the simplest, correct way
> > to do this.
> >
> > thx,
> >
> > John Rose
> >
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>
> The command should be
> # usermod -G <group1,group2...> <username>
> When doing it this way you need to specify ALL the groups the user
> belongs to as this does not append to the current list. So to get a list
> of groups a user may be associated with type
> # groups <username>
> Then take the output to be used with usermod command. Or you can just
> edit the /etc/groups file by hand
>
> Zeb
ok, thx, Zeb! sure works for me
John
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