NAME
groupadd – add a group to the system
SYNOPSIS
groupadd [-ov] [-g gid] group
DESCRIPTION
The groupadd utility adds a group to the system. The options are as follows:
- -g gid
-
Gives the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.
- -o
-
Allows the new group to have a GID which is already in use for another group.
- -v
-
Enables verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.
EXIT STATUS
The groupadd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
group(5), groupdel(8), groupinfo(8), groupmod(8), user(8)
HISTORY
The groupadd utility first appeared in OpenBSD 2.7.
AUTHORS
The groupadd utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks ⟨[email protected]⟩.