GROUPADD(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual GROUPADD(8)
NAME
groupadd - add a group to the system
SYNOPSIS
groupadd [-ov] [-g gid] group
DESCRIPTION
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 Allows 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.
EXIT STATUS
The groupadd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
group(5), groupdel(8), groupinfo(8), groupmod(8), user(8)
HISTORY
The groupadd utility first appeared in OpenBSD 2.7.
AUTHORS
The groupadd utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <
[email protected]>.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 November 29, 2016 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8