GROUPADD(8)             OpenBSD 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 fol-
     lows:

     -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.

     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 <agc@NetBSD.org>.

OpenBSD 4.7                    January 21, 2009                              1
