33.2.3. Adding a Group

33.2.3. Adding a Group

33.2.3. Adding a Group

To add a group to the system, use the command groupadd:

groupadd <group-name>

Command line options for groupadd are detailed in Table 33.2, “groupadd Command Line Options”.

Option	Description
`-g``<gid>`	Group ID for the group, which must be unique and greater than 499
`-r`	Create a system group with a GID less than 500
`-f`	When used with `-g``<gid>` and `<gid>` already exists, `groupadd` will choose another unique `<gid>` for the group.

Table 33.2. groupadd Command Line Options

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