| GROUPADD(8) | System Manager's Manual | GROUPADD(8) | 
NAME
 groupadd — add a group to the system
SYNOPSIS
| groupadd | [-ov] [-g gid] [-r lowgid ..highgid] group | 
 
DESCRIPTION
 The 
groupadd utility adds a group to the system. See 
group(8) for more information about 
EXTENSIONS. The options are as follows:
- 
-g gid
- 
Give the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.
- 
-o
- 
Allow the new group to have a gid which is already in use for another group.
- 
-r lowgid..highgid
- 
Set the low and high bounds of a gid range for new groups. A new group can only be created if there are gids which can be assigned inside the range. This option is included if built with EXTENSIONS.
- 
-v
- 
Enable verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed. This option is included if built with EXTENSIONS.
 
EXIT STATUS
 The groupadd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
HISTORY
 The groupadd utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. It is based on the addnerd package by the same author.
AUTHORS
 The groupadd utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <agc@NetBSD.org>.