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27.\" $FreeBSD$
27.\" $Id$
28.\"
28.\"
29.Dd May 26, 2005
29.Dd May 5, 1998
30.Dt CHKGRP 8
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm chkgrp
34.Nd check the syntax of the group file
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
30.Dt CHKGRP 8
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm chkgrp
34.Nd check the syntax of the group file
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.Nm
36.Nm chkgrp
37.Op Ar groupfile
38.Sh DESCRIPTION
37.Op Ar groupfile
38.Sh DESCRIPTION
39The
40.Nm
41utility
39.Nm Chkgrp
42scans the given file or, failing that, the system-wide group file for
40scans the given file or, failing that, the system-wide group file for
43errors.
44Specifically, it checks that every non-blank, non-comment
41errors. Specifically, it checks that every non-blank, non-comment
45entry is composed of four colon-separated fields, that none of them
46contains whitespace, and that the third field (the group ID) is
47numeric.
42entry is composed of four colon-separated fields, that none of them
43contains whitespace, and that the third field (the group ID) is
44numeric.
48It will also check for invalid characters in the group names
49and group members.
50.Sh FILES
51.Bl -tag -width /etc/group -compact
52.It Pa /etc/group
53group database file
54.El
55.Sh EXIT STATUS
56The
57.Nm
58utility returns
59.Dv EX_DATAERR
60if errors were found in the group file,
61and
62.Dv EX_OK
63otherwise.
64.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
65For each error found,
66.Nm
67will print an error message containing the name of the file being
68scanned and the line number on which the error was found.
69.Sh SEE ALSO
70.Xr getgrent 3 ,
71.Xr group 5
45.Sh SEE ALSO
46.Xr getgrent 3 ,
47.Xr group 5
48.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
49For each error found,
50.Nm chkgrp
51will print an error message containins the name of the file being
52scanned and the line number on which the error was found. Otherwise no
53output is produced.
54.Pp
55.Nm Chkgrp
56returns EX_DATAERR if errors were found in the group file, and EX_OK
57otherwise.
72.Sh HISTORY
73The
74.Nm
58.Sh HISTORY
59The
60.Nm
75utility appeared in
76.Fx 3.0 .
61command appeared in
62.Tn FreeBSD
633.0
77.Sh AUTHORS
64.Sh AUTHORS
78.An -nosplit
79The
80.Nm
81utility and this manual page were written by
82.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@FreeBSD.org .
83Further functionality was added by
84.An Liam J. Foy Aq liamfoy@dragonflybsd.org .
65.Nm Chkgrp
66and this manual page were written by
67.An Dag-Erling Co�dan Sm�rgav Aq des@FreeBSD.ORG .
85.Sh BUGS
68.Sh BUGS
86Should check the range of the group ID.
69Should check fields more thoroughly for allowed / disallowed
70characters, and the range of the group ID.