gshadow(5) File Formats and Configuration gshadow(5) gshadow - /etc/gshadow contains the shadowed information for group accounts. , . : group name , . encrypted password Refer to crypt(3) for details on how this string is interpreted. If the password field contains some string that is not a valid result of crypt(3), for instance ! or *, users will not be able to use a unix password to access the group (but group members do not need the password). The password is used when a user who is not a member of the group wants to gain the permissions of this group (see newgrp(1)). . , . , , , . , . This password supersedes any password specified in /etc/group. administrators . . , (. ). members . . You should use the same list of users as in /etc/group. /etc/group . /etc/gshadow . . gpasswd(5), group(5), grpck(8), grpconv(8), newgrp(1). shadow-utils 4.15.1 01/04/2024 gshadow(5)