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
(410) 876-9200