getent passwd | awk -F: '$3 > 499 { print $1 }' > users gets me a list of all users...which is good. But I have some 'samba machine accounts' which look like 'dell-4600c$' and I want to filter them out of this command or file (I don't care if it's another step. How would I delete the lines that have a '$' in them denoting a machine account? Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss