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grp
Group database entries are reported as 4-tuples containing the
following items from the group database (see gr_name
,
gr_passwd
,
gr_gid
,
gr_mem
.
The gid is an integer, name and password are strings, and the member
list is a list of strings.
(Note that most users are not explicitly listed as members of the
group they are in according to the password database.)
An exception is raised if the entry asked for cannot be found.
It defines the following items: