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User and Group Management

groupadd

Creates groups.

groupadd creates a new group for shared access control, service ownership, or administrative policy.

Syntax
groupadd [options] group

Arguments explained

  • group is the new group name.
  • -g chooses a numeric GID.
  • --system creates a system group on many distributions.

Common examples

Create a shared group
sudo groupadd developers

Adds a group named developers.

Create a system group
sudo groupadd --system appsvc

Creates a group intended for service ownership.

groupadd Command
FieldDetails
Commandgroupadd
CategoryUser and Group Management
Primary useCreates groups.
Syntaxgroupadd [options] group

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