On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 14:19 -0700, byrdca@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > A bit of a conceptual question. Can anyone inform me about the > functional difference between a system group (GID < 500) and a > non-system group (GID>=500). > > I understand that if I'm creating a group like the classic > "accounting" to which I will add general users so that they can share > accounting files I should use a non-system group. The question is, is > there any fundamental difference other than GID range between a system > group and a non-system group i.e. when the system is determining if a > user has permission to rwx a file? > > > Thanks for the help. > The simple answer is no. The distinction is is purely arbitrary. -- ======================================================================= A fail-safe circuit will destroy others. -- Klipstein ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
