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|/etc/group||A group is a list of users. A group is identified by its group name and GID. In FreeBSD, the kernel uses the UID of a process, and the list of groups it belongs to, to determine what the process is allowed to do. Most of the time, the GID of a user or process usually means the first group in the list.
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The group name to GID mapping is listed in /etc/group. This is a plain text file with four colon-delimited fields. The first field is the group name, the second is the encrypted password, the third the GID, and the fourth the comma-delimited list of members. For a more complete description of the syntax, refer to [https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/5/group/ group(5)].
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The superuser can modify /etc/group using a text editor. Alternatively, [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pw&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html pw(8)] can be used to add and edit groups. See: [https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/users-synopsis.html 3.3.3. Managing Groups]
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|/etc/hostid||Print the numeric identifier for the current host[https://www.unix.com/man-page/debian/1/hostid/]
 
|/etc/hostid||Print the numeric identifier for the current host[https://www.unix.com/man-page/debian/1/hostid/]

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