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From: cml@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Christopher Lott)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: leaving users out of login group
Message-ID: <2652@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 16:11:12 EST
Article-I.D.: tut.2652
Posted: Wed Dec  2 16:11:12 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 07:29:37 EST
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Organization: The Ohio State University Dept of Computer & Information Science
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Hello,

I work at OSU, and we've run into the problem of maintaining group and
passwd files that seem to grow exponentially at the beginning of each
academic quarter...  I'm sure you know how that goes.

My question:  Has  anyone tried leaving users _out_ of their login
group in /etc/group to reduce the size of the group file?  

Example:  I am cml@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu.  My passwd line on tut:
cml:0MUsin/l3Py6g:3029:10:Christopher Lott....

I am in group 10.  I also appear in the group file:
staff:*:10:.........,cml,........

Can I take myself out of the staff line in the group file 
without breaking anything?

I removed myself from the group file some time ago. So far, I have
noticed no differences.  Please note that I am asking with reference
to pyramids and suns (running yp).

Thanks in advance for any and all help.  I try to keep up with news,
so either posting or direct reply is fine.

ChrisL...
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Christopher Lott, Department of Computer and Information Science
The Ohio State University; 2036 Neil Avenue Columbus OH 43210
cml@ohio-state.{arpa,csnet} or ...!cbosgd!osu-cis!cml
Preferred: cml@cis.ohio-state.edu