groupmems
manage group membership
TLDR
Add user to group
$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -a [user]
Remove user from group$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -d [user]
List group members$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -l
Purge all members$ sudo groupmems -g [group] -p
SYNOPSIS
groupmems [options]
DESCRIPTION
groupmems manages group membership. It allows administrators to add or remove users from groups without directly editing /etc/group.The tool provides a safe interface for group membership changes. Regular users can manage their own primary group without superuser privileges; only the superuser can modify other groups using the -g option.
PARAMETERS
-g, --group GROUP
Target group name. Required for superuser; regular users operate on their primary group.-a, --add USER
Add user to group.-d, --delete USER
Delete user from group.-l, --list
List group members.-p, --purge
Purge all members from the group.-R, --root DIR
Apply changes in the specified chroot directory.-h, --help
Display help information.
INSTALL
sudo pacman -S shadow
sudo apk add shadow
sudo zypper install shadow
nix profile install nixpkgs#shadow
CAVEATS
Requires root or primary group ownership. Part of the shadow-utils package. Changes take effect on next login. If /etc/gshadow exists, entries are updated automatically.
HISTORY
groupmems was developed as part of the shadow password suite for secure group management.