getting rid of excess groups

[John R. Sowden]

On 05/12/2013 07:09 AM, Amichai Rotman wrote:
It is the excess groups that I want to delete.  Why?  Clran and simple.  
If it is not needed it should not be there.

John

> Why do you want to get rid of them?
>
> They are harmless if they are not in use.
>
> If you have redundant user accounts, you can remove them using the 
> 'userdel' command or using the User Accounts item under the System 
> Settings.
>
> Amichai.
>
>
> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 3:35 PM, John R. Sowden 
> <jsowden at americansentry.net <mailto:jsowden at americansentry.net>> wrote:
>
>     I seem to have groups for staff, me, another user, and others
>     above and below 1000.  I would like to get rid of the ones not
>     used, but I need to know if they are used.  How do I do this?
>     Not only are they used by a program, but also are there files
>     owned by those groups?
>
>     John
>
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