netbsd man page for groupadd

GROUPADD(8)						    BSD 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.  See group(8) for more information about EXTENSIONS.  The options are as follows:

     -g gid  Give 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
	     Set 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.	This option is included if built with EXTENSIONS.

     -v      Enable verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.  This option is included if built with EXTENSIONS.

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

SEE ALSO
     group(5), group(8), 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>.

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