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groupadd — Add user groups to the system. See also: `groups`, `groupdel`, `groupmod`. More information: <https:

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Problem

How to use the groupadd command: Add user groups to the system. See also: groups, groupdel, groupmod. More information: <https://manned.org/groupadd>.

Solution

groupadd — Add user groups to the system. See also: groups, groupdel, groupmod. More information: <https://manned.org/groupadd>.

Create a new group:

sudo groupadd {{group_name}}

Create a new system group:

sudo groupadd {{[-r|--system]}} {{group_name}}

Create a new group with the specific groupid:

sudo groupadd {{[-g|--gid]}} {{id}} {{group_name}}

Code Snippets

Create a new group

sudo groupadd {{group_name}}

Create a new system group

sudo groupadd {{[-r|--system]}} {{group_name}}

Create a new group with the specific groupid

sudo groupadd {{[-g|--gid]}} {{id}} {{group_name}}

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