subgid man page on ElementaryOS

subgid man page on ElementaryOS

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SUBGID(5)		 File Formats and Conversions		     SUBGID(5)

NAME
       subgid - the subordinate gid file

DESCRIPTION
       Each line in /etc/subgid contains a user id and a range of suboridinate
       user ids that user is allowed to use. This is specified with three
       fields delimited by colons (“:”). These fields are:

       ·   login name

       ·   numerical subordinate user ID

       ·   numerical subordinate user ID count

       This file specifies the group IDs to be that each user may use with the
       newgidmap command that ordinary users can use to configure gid mapping
       in a user namespace.

       Multiple ranges may be specified per user ID.

FILES
       /etc/subgid
	   Per user subordinate group IDs.

       /etc/subgid-
	   Backup file for /etc/subgid.

SEE ALSO
       subuid(5), login.defs(5), newuidmap(1), newgidmap(1), usermod(8),

shadow-utils 4.1.5.1		  02/17/2014			     SUBGID(5)

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