NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     groupadd - add a group to the system

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     groupadd [-ov] [-g gid] group

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The groupadd utility adds a group to the  system.   The  options are as follows:


     -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.

     -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    [Toc]    [Back]

     group(5), groupdel(8), groupinfo(8), groupmod(8), user(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The groupadd utility first appeared in OpenBSD 2.7.

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  groupadd  utility  was  written  by  Alistair G. Crooks
<[email protected]>.

OpenBSD     3.6                        November     30,      1999