Difference between User List and Primary Group

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I'm wondering what the difference is between being a group member and having that group as the primary. Are there permission or notification elements that require both or either values to be the same?

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For the user experience it does not matter whether the group a user is member of is a primary group. However, the primary group concept makes sure that every new user is initially member of at least one group which is the primary group.

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Difference between User List and Primary Group

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