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The idea of groups exists across all major operating systems. Groups are objects that contain other objects, usually users. This allows for simplification of access control assignments when many people need access to the same resources.

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How do I add a domain user to a group on a non-domain server?

If we are running a server that is not attached to the domain, how would I go about adding a domain user to a local group on that server?
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Groups and Permissions: Nested UNIX groups

We are getting more and more outside developers (from different clients) and are beginning to need a better strategy than adhoc adding to our server and adding to them ourcompany group (which owns everything in /var/www/ - our workspace) And optimal…
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Linux complex file sharing between users

Let's start with the elephant in the room: I have no formal training and I've been given a couple of small servers to manage for various, off-topic reasons. This to say that my knowledge is patchy. Please bear with me. One of the servers is…
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AGDLP: global vs local groups for job/role groups

I believe I do understand the what I've read of AGDLP. However, what I've read doesn't explain the advantage of using global groups for business role / job function or the disadvantage of using local group for them. So lets say I've a single…
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Windows server. The difference between organisation units and groups? (Active directory)

So they are both objects that you use to organise other objects. You can add users, groups and computers to both of them. What is the difference between them? What is the best way to divide users and computers of different departments in a company…
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How can a set a Security Group's email address using PowerShell?

I need to create many groups with email addresses. I would prefer to use Security Groups to reduce the number of groups we have to maintain, otherwise we'd have an identical Distribution Group for every one of these Security Groups. We're using the…
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Prevent user "click-expansion" of Exchange distribution group?

I am a Unix guy who recently picked up powershell to help my Exchange admin coworkers implement a challenging project in Exchange 2010. (The requirements we've been given are challenging if not impossible to meet.) I'll try to keep this simple.…
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dn-based linux groups from ldap

Is there any way to use one of LDAP's DN-based groups for linux groups instead of using the uid-based posixGroup objectclass? More broadly, is there any way I can avoid having one set of groups for supporting linux accounts and a parallel set of…
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What group does a package belong to?

In Fedora 13 distribution, how can one find what an install group a package belongs to? As an example, I would like to know what install group the package inkscape belongs to. Using: yum info inkscape does not show the group information. I know how…
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How can I restrict Windows AD logon to a certain group?

Our organisation has an AD; all users are in the one OU. I administer a section of the users. We have a bunch of computers that I only want to allow logon by users in a particular AD group (i.e. users in my section). How might I go about this?
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How can a file moved to a directory with GID-bit set inherit the group ownership

Problem I know that a file that is created in a directory with the GID-bit set it will inherit the diretory's group ownership. This however doesn't work for files that are moved to that directory as stated in…
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Cannot SSH After Adding Another User to Group of SSH Target User

I'm trying to make a web interface for a game server. I have a user/group "gameserver" that has game files and configurations (not a sudoer). And a user/group "www-data" that you all know is for web application. Now I've unfortunately seen posts of…
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List top users in the most AD groups

In a Windows domain environment, how could I count the top N users with more group membership than others? I'd like to know both the indirect and direct groups. So, I'd like this count to include the nested groups too so count the groups that are …
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How do you manage Windows Group Policy for XP, Vista, and Win 7 clients?

DOMAIN = w2k3 DC's only WORKSTATIONS = xp, vista, and now a few Win 7 Enterprise I have the RSAT tools installed on my Windows 7 computer. I can administer Group Policy Management "for the most part" on my Win 7 computer for the domain, even with XP…
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Adding an Active Directory to a computer-local group - which scope to choose?

I am aware of the "AGDLP" rule of thumb when it comes to group nesting inside an AD strcture. But now I am wondering if there are any best practises when it comes to adding Active Directory groups to "computer"-local groups. Let's assume i got a…
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