Re: proper procedure to add a unix group

[Rich Megginson <rmeggins@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Igor wrote:

> Hi, all.  This is probably a dumb question but how do
> I add a group?  Simply adding a group thru the UI
> doesn't allow one to specify a GID.  I tried adding an
> object type "OTHER" and selecting posixGroup.  That
> seemed to have worked, is that how this is to be done?
>  
Yes.

> Because under company name aci, it shows up with gid
> number, NOT the group name which is kind of ugly.
>  
Right.  A console "group" is a groupOfUniqueNames.  A posixGroup is a 
unix /etc/groups replacement group.

> Thank you.
>
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