OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

OSF DCE Administration Guide—Core Components
principal’s aliases. Enter group_uid and principal_uid to apply
the group override to all of the principal’s accounts, including
any for the principal’s aliases. In these instances, the group_uid
field functions as a field that supplies override information, not
as a keyfield.
GECOS The account’s GECOS field. If you specify an override, it is
reflected in the information that is displayed by the UNIX finger
command.
home_dir The account’s home directory. If you specify an override, the
directory that you specify is the account’s home directory on this
machine only.
shell The shell that is invoked when the account logs in. If you
specify an override, the shell that you specify is invoked at login
to this machine.
36.2.3 The group_override File Format
This section explains the group_override file.
36.2.3.1 Description
The /opt/dcelocal/etc/group_override administrative file lets you override the UNIX
group ID for a group similar to the way in which the passwd_override file permits
overriding information in the network registry database.
The group_override file is stored on each machine. Any changes you make to it are in
effect for the local machine only; they have no effect on the centralized registry. You
might find working with file group_override especially useful in overriding the default
group definitions supplied with the registry if they do not match your local UNIX system.
36.2.3.2 File Format
The format of the entries in file group_override is similar to the format of the entries in
the UNIX group file. This format is
group_name:passwd:group_uid:members
In this entry, group_name and group_uid are keyfields. You must enter one to identify
the group to which the override applies. The keyfield is used to perform a lookup in the
override file when you use the passwd_export command. The lookup is performed in
order as the entries are specified in an override file: first by group name, then by group
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