32.2.3. Adding a Group
32.2.3. Adding a Group To add a group to the system, use the command groupadd : Command line options for groupadd are detailed in Table 32.2, " groupadd Command Line Options" . Table 32.2. groupadd Command Line Options Option Description -g <gid> Group ID for the group, which must be unique and greater than 499 -r Create a system group with a GID less than 500 -f When used with -g <gid> and <gid> already exists, groupadd will choose another unique <gid> for the group.
groupadd <group-name>