pw.conf.5 (d6f907dc7a4aab1976e3040243e0242717dc13cb) pw.conf.5 (48aee7f33a5dce843b51b7907af59573f8d3a7c4)
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2.\" David L. Nugent.
1.\" Copyright (c) 1996
2.\" David L. Nugent.
3.\" Password/Group file maintenance suite
3.\" Password Maintenance
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33.Dd December 9, 1996
8.Dt PW.CONF 5
9.Os
10.Sh NAME
11.Nm pw.conf
12.Nd format of the pw.conf configuration file
13.Sh DESCRIPTION
14The file
15.Aq Pa /etc/pw.conf

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59.It shells
60list of valid shells (without path)
61.It defaultshell
62default shell (without path)
63.It defaultgroup
64default group
65.It extragroups
66add new users to this groups
34.Dt PW.CONF 5
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm pw.conf
38.Nd format of the pw.conf configuration file
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The file
41.Aq Pa /etc/pw.conf

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85.It shells
86list of valid shells (without path)
87.It defaultshell
88default shell (without path)
89.It defaultgroup
90default group
91.It extragroups
92add new users to this groups
67.It loginclass
93.It defaultclass
68place new users in this login class
69.It minuid
70.It maxuid
71range of valid default user ids
72.It mingid
73.It maxgid
74range of valid default group ids
75.It expire_days

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195password file) used for new accounts.
196If left blank, or the word
197.Ql \&no
198is used, then each new user will have a corresponding group of
199their own created automatically.
200This is the recommended procedure for new users as it best secures each
201user's files against interference by other users of the system
202irrespective of the
94place new users in this login class
95.It minuid
96.It maxuid
97range of valid default user ids
98.It mingid
99.It maxgid
100range of valid default group ids
101.It expire_days

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221password file) used for new accounts.
222If left blank, or the word
223.Ql \&no
224is used, then each new user will have a corresponding group of
225their own created automatically.
226This is the recommended procedure for new users as it best secures each
227user's files against interference by other users of the system
228irrespective of the
203.Em umask .
229.Em umask
204normally used by the user.
205.Pp
206.Ar extragroups
207provides an automatic means of placing new users into groups within
208the
209.Pa /etc/groups
210file.
211This is useful where all users share some resources, and is preferable
212to placing users into the same primary group.
213The effect of this keyword can be overridden using the
214.Ql \&-G
230normally used by the user.
231.Pp
232.Ar extragroups
233provides an automatic means of placing new users into groups within
234the
235.Pa /etc/groups
236file.
237This is useful where all users share some resources, and is preferable
238to placing users into the same primary group.
239The effect of this keyword can be overridden using the
240.Ql \&-G
215option on
216.Xr pw 8 's
241option on the
242.Xr pw 8
217command line.
218.Pp
219The
243command line.
244.Pp
245The
246.Ar defaultclass
247field determines the login class (See
248.Xr login.conf 5 )
249that new users will be allocated unless overwritten by
250.Xr pw 8 .
251.Pp
252The
220.Ar minuid ,
221.Ar maxuid ,
222.Ar mingid ,
223.Ar maxgid
224keywords determines the allowed ranges of automatically allocated user
225and group id numbers.
226The default values for both user and group ids are 1000 and 32000 as
227minimum and maximum respectively.

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254.Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd -compact
255.It Pa /etc/pw.conf
256.It Pa /etc/passwd
257.It Pa /etc/master.passwd
258.It Pa /etc/group
259.El
260.Sh SEE ALSO
261.Xr pw 8 ,
253.Ar minuid ,
254.Ar maxuid ,
255.Ar mingid ,
256.Ar maxgid
257keywords determines the allowed ranges of automatically allocated user
258and group id numbers.
259The default values for both user and group ids are 1000 and 32000 as
260minimum and maximum respectively.

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287.Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd -compact
288.It Pa /etc/pw.conf
289.It Pa /etc/passwd
290.It Pa /etc/master.passwd
291.It Pa /etc/group
292.El
293.Sh SEE ALSO
294.Xr pw 8 ,
295.Xr login.conf 5 ,
262.Xr passwd 1 ,
263.Xr passwd 5 ,
264.Xr group 5
265
266
296.Xr passwd 1 ,
297.Xr passwd 5 ,
298.Xr group 5
299
300