]> subgid 5 File Formats and Conversions shadow-utils &SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION; subgid the subordinate gid file Each line in /etc/subgid contains a user name and a range of subordinate group ids that user is allowed to use. This is specified with three fields delimited by colons (:). These fields are: login name numerical subordinate group ID numerical subordinate group ID count This file specifies the group IDs to be that each user may use with the newgidmap command that ordinary users can use to configure gid mapping in a user namespace. Multiple ranges may be specified per user. /etc/subgid Per user subordinate group IDs. /etc/subgid- Backup file for /etc/subgid. subuid5 , login.defs5 , newuidmap1 , newgidmap1 , usermod8 ,