NAME
groupadd —
add a group to the
system
SYNOPSIS
groupadd |
[-ov]
[-g gid]
[-r
lowgid.. highgid]
group |
DESCRIPTION
The
groupadd utility adds a group to the system. See
group(8) for more information
about
EXTENSIONS
. The options are as follows:
-
-
- -g
gid
- Give the numeric group identifier to be used for the new
group.
-
-
- -o
- Allow the new group to have a gid which is already in use
for another group.
-
-
- -r
lowgid
..
highgid
- Set the low and high bounds of a gid range for new groups.
A new group can only be created if there are gids which can be assigned
inside the range. This option is included if built with
EXTENSIONS
.
-
-
- -v
- Enable verbose mode - explain the commands as they are
executed. This option is included if built with
EXTENSIONS
.
EXIT STATUS
The
groupadd utility exits 0 on success, and >0
if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
group(5),
group(8),
user(8)
HISTORY
The
groupadd utility first appeared in
NetBSD
1.5. It is based on the
addnerd package by the
same author.
AUTHORS
The
groupadd utility was written by
Alistair
G. Crooks ⟨agc@NetBSD.org⟩.