Fedora directory users - Mar 2008 - Re: netscapeRoot and Config propagation

solarflow99 wrote:

 
>is this actually a requirement, or does adding their groups from the
console
>give them the extra GID access?
 

If your question is, "is newgrp on Linux required to use the permissions
of the added group?"

 

The answer depends on your O/S and your file system and mount point ACL
settings, but on my Red Hat E4 system with ext3, I don''t need to
newgrp.

 

Ken Marsh

ANS System Administration Lead

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