32.2.3. Adding a Group

To add a group to the system, use the command groupadd:
groupadd <group-name>
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.