GROUPADD(8) BSD System Manager's Manual GROUPADD(8)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>.
BSD November 7, 2005 BSD
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GROUP(8) BSD System Manager's Manual GROUP(8)NAME
group -- manage group information on the system
SYNOPSIS
group add [options] group
group del [options] group
group info [options] group
group mod [options] group
DESCRIPTION
The group utility acts as a frontend to the groupadd(8), groupmod(8), groupinfo(8), and groupdel(8) commands. The utilities by default are
built with EXTENSIONS. This allows for further functionality.
For a full explanation of the options available, please see the relevant manual page.
EXIT STATUS
The group utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO group(5), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), groupinfo(8), groupmod(8)HISTORY
The group utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. It is based on the addnerd package by the same author.
AUTHORS
The group utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <agc@NetBSD.org>.
BSD November 7, 2005 BSD
hi,
i have in my /etc/group an unix group full.
i need to add new user in this group.
users need to have the same gid and the same name...
is it possible ?
can i create a concatenation with an other group or something else ?
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I have installed for the first time sun solaris on my pc and I am trying to learn unix.
I created a new user using the following steps:
-create a new group : groupadd work
-created a new user:
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Kindly let me know what security implication can arise in this case?
Early reply in this regard will be highly appreciated. (1 Reply)
Hi guys,
i encountered this error when i try to create a group. What is the problem here? I created a few groups weeks before this. I was recommended to reboot the machine, but i am not the owner of the machine, thus i would prefer to know the cause and any other solution other than rebooting the... (1 Reply)
Hello everyone,
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Hi, everybody
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Is there any way round?
yours`
sehrguey (9 Replies)
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i am creating a primary group and a secondary group for a user.
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#groupadd -g 102 test1
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Hi All,
Second time to post on this group :)
I'm pulling my hair now 'coz I'm so dumb to produce this requirement.
Requirement: I want to run a utility by limiting the no. inside my process (mov##) to be able to use in multi streaming.
Here is my script:
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Hello folks,
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