.TH USERS 6.SH NAMEusers \- file server user list format.SH DESCRIPTIONThe permanent file servers each maintain a private list of usersand groups, in.B /adm/usersby convention.Each line in the file has the format.IP.IB id : name : leader :\fImembers\fP.PPwhere.I nameand.I leaderare printable strings excluding the characters.LR ? ,.LR = ,.LR + ,.LR - ,.LR / ,and.LR : ,and.I membersis a comma-separated list of such strings.Such a line defines a user and a group with the given.IR name ;the group has a group leader given by.I leaderand group members given by the user names in.IR members .The.I leaderfield may be empty,in which case any group member is a group leader.The.I membersfield may be empty..PPLines beginning with.L #are ignored..PPThe.I idin a line is an identifier used in the on-disk structures maintainedby a file server; there should be no duplicate.IR id sin the file.In.IR fossil (4),.IR id sare arbitrary text strings, typically the same as.IR name .In older Plan 9 file servers,.IR id sare small decimal numbers.In those, a negative.I idis special: a user with a negative.I idcannot attach to the file server.The file.B /adm/usersitself is owned by user.I admand write protected to others,so it can only be changed via console commands..SH "SEE ALSO".IR intro (5),.IR stat (5),.IR fossilcons (8)