NAME
groupadd —
add a group to the system
SYNOPSIS
groupadd |
[-ov] [-g
gid] [-r
lowgid..highgid]
group |
DESCRIPTION
Thegroupadd utility adds a group to the system. See
group(8) for more information about EXTENSIONS.
The options are as follows:
-ggid- 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.
-rlowgid..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
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⟩.