Standard Groups

In Table 2-2, you'll find the standard groups as set up by the installation process (this is essentially the /etc/group file).

Table 2-2. Standard Groups

Group GID Members
root 0 root
bin 1 root, bin, daemon
daemon 2 root, bin, daemon
sys 3 root, bin, adm
adm 4 root, adm, daemon
tty 5  
disk 6 root
lp 7 daemon, lp
mem 8  
kmem 9  
wheel 10 root
mail 12 mail
news 13 news
uucp 14 uucp
man 15  
games 20  
gopher 30  
dip 40  
ftp 50  
nobody 99  
users 100