hi Ralph, > $ awk -F: '$1 == "root" || $3 ~ /^0*$/ {print NR, $0}' /etc/group > 1 root:x:0:
just wondering why the last field's empty (and doesn't contain user 'root')? man (5) group specifies: group_name:passwd:GID:user_list -- regards, jr. time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa