Name

gid - Group ID utility

Syntax

gid [ option ]

Description

Gid provides the sysop or root level user with fast information for completely tracking all user access on a system.

The command line options select the various types of reports to display:

-r

root accounts. Similar to the format of who.

-s

staff accounts. Similar to the format of who.

-i

all accounts with interpreter used by the login ID. Cannot be used with -p.

-p

show passwords in the report. Cannot be used with -i.

Reports can be redirected to file by including >filename as the last argument on the command line. The report file contains all access information in one neat little package that can be viewed, edited or printed.

Files

$/etc/passwd
password file,
$/etc/adm
accounting database.

See Also

who(C)

Author

Joel Bressman.