[svlug] mount, smbfs, ssh, and local console weirdness

Tim tim at tetro.net
Tue Aug 6 13:09:37 PDT 2002


On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 10:32:23AM -0700, Rick Schultz wrote:
> Are changes to /etc/group supposed to take effect immediately?  If not,
> when is the file re-read?

As far as I understand it..
There is a group list associated with each process, which is inherited
from the parent process, and that list is only generated when you log 
in (from the console, xdm/gdm, su, etc).

  - Tim



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