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Old 07-05-2011
create new group/delete existing group
Hi,
please let me know the commands to create new group/delete existing group in unix and assigning users to newly created group.
Thank you in advance.
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Old 07-05-2011
It is probably groupadd. If you tell us precisely which version of Unix you are using, we can provide a more precise answer.

For how to use groupadd, see:
Code:
man groupadd

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Old 07-05-2011
Thank you for provided information.
we are using SunOS 5.10
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