Group Identifier - Primary Vs. Supplementary

Primary Vs. Supplementary

In Unix systems, every user must be a member of at least one group, which is identified by the numeric GID of the user's entry in /etc/passwd. This group is referred to as the primary group ID. A user may be listed as member of additional groups in the relevant entries in the /etc/group; the IDs of these groups are referred to as supplementary group IDs.

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