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groupmems

manage group membership

TLDR

Add user to group

$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -a [user]
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Remove user from group
$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -d [user]
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List group members
$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -l
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Purge all members
$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -p
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SYNOPSIS

groupmems [options]

DESCRIPTION

groupmems manages group membership. It allows administrators to add or remove users from groups without directly editing /etc/group.
The tool provides a safe interface for group membership changes. Regular users can manage groups they own if configured appropriately.

PARAMETERS

-g GROUP

Target group name.
-a USER
Add user to group.
-d USER
Delete user from group.
-l
List group members.
-p
Purge all members.
-R DIR
Chroot directory.
--help
Display help information.

CAVEATS

Requires root or group ownership. Part of shadow package. Changes take effect on next login.

HISTORY

groupmems was developed as part of the shadow password suite for secure group management.

SEE ALSO

groups(1), gpasswd(1), usermod(8)

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