Re: add an exixsting user to an existing group

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kaushal wrote:

> 	Is there a command to add an existing user to an existing group?This
> will be a supplementary group for the user.He still has his main group
> unchanged.I want a command instead of manually  editing the /etc/group
> file.

You can set the list of supplementary groups using usermod, e.g.:

	usermod -G group1,group2 user

AFAIK, there isn't a standard command to add or remove specific groups
while leaving the rest unchanged.

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