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GROUPADD(8)             NetBSD 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.  The options are as fol-
     lows:

     -g gid  gives 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
             sets 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.

     -v      enables verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.

     The groupadd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.


SEE ALSO

     group(5), 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>.

NetBSD 3.0                     February 5, 2005                     NetBSD 3.0