User Management
groupadd
Create a new user group.
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Verified: 2025-10-08
Syntax
$groupadd [OPTIONEN] GRUPPE
Examples
$groupadd developers
$groupadd -g 1001 developers
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
groupadd --help
Note
Creates new groups. Requires root privileges.
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