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diff --git a/Doc/library/grp.rst b/Doc/library/grp.rst index 57f160a..8882140 100644 --- a/Doc/library/grp.rst +++ b/Doc/library/grp.rst @@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ correspond to the members of the ``group`` structure (Attribute field below, see The gid is an integer, name and password are strings, and the member list is a list of strings. (Note that most users are not explicitly listed as members of the group they are in according to the password database. Check both databases -to get complete membership information.) +to get complete membership information. Also note that a ``gr_name`` that +starts with a ``+`` or ``-`` is likely to be a YP/NIS reference and may not be +accessible via :func:`getgrnam` or :func:`getgrgid`.) It defines the following items: |