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2 !!!GROUPADD
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 FILES
7 SEE ALSO
8 AUTHOR
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10 !!NAME
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13 groupadd - Create a new group
14 !!SYNOPSIS
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17 __groupadd__ [[__-g__ ''gid'' [[__-o__]]
18 ''group''
19 !!DESCRIPTION
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22 The __groupadd__ command creates a new group account
23 using the values specified on the command line and the
24 default values from the system. The new group will be
25 entered into the system files as needed. The options which
26 apply to the __groupadd__ command are
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29 __-g__ ''gid''
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32 The numerical value of the group's ID. This value must be
33 unique, unless the __-o__ option is used. The value must
34 be non-negative. The default is to use the smallest ID value
35 greater than 99 and greater than every other group. Values
36 between 0 and 99 are typically reserved for system
37 accounts.
38 !!FILES
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41 /etc/group - group account information
42 /etc/gshadow - secure group account information
43 !!SEE ALSO
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46 chfn(1), chsh(1), useradd(8),
47 userdel(8), usermod(8), passwd(1),
48 groupdel(8), groupmod(8)
49 !!AUTHOR
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52 Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@austin.ibm.com)
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