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
SEE ALSO
group(5),
group(8),
user(8)
HISTORY
The
groupadd
utility first appeared in
NetBSD1.5.
It is based on the
addnerd
package by the same author.
AUTHORS
The
groupadd
utility was written by
Alistair G. Crooks
<agc@NetBSD.org>.