NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       groupadd - Create a new group

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       groupadd [-g gid [-o]] group

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The groupadd command creates a new group account using the values specified
 on the command line and the default values from the system.   The
       new group will be entered into the system files as needed.  The options
       which apply to the groupadd command are

       -g gid The numerical value of the  group's  ID.	 This  value  must  be
	      unique,  unless  the  -o option is used.	The value must be nonnegative.
  The default is to use the smallest ID	value  greater
	      than  99	and  greater than every other group.  Values between 0
	      and 99 are typically reserved for system accounts.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/group - group account information
       /etc/gshadow - secure group account information

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       chfn(1),  chsh(1),  useradd(8),	userdel(8),   usermod(8),   passwd(1),
       groupdel(8), groupmod(8)

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@austin.ibm.com)



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