grp
grp — The group database
This module provides access to the Unix group database. It is available on all Unix versions.
Group database entries are reported as a tuple-like object, whose attributes correspond to the members of the group
structure (Attribute field below, see <pwd.h>
):
Index | Attribute | Meaning |
---|---|---|
0 | gr_name | the name of the group |
1 | gr_passwd | the (encrypted) group password; often empty |
2 | gr_gid | the numerical group ID |
3 | gr_mem | all the group member’s user names |
The gid is an integer, name and password are s