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<refentry id='groupadd.8'>
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  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>groupadd</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv id='name'>
    <refname>groupadd</refname>
    <refpurpose>Create a new group</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
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  <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>groupadd</command>    
      <arg choice='opt'>
        <arg choice='plain'>-g <replaceable>gid</replaceable></arg>
        <arg choice='opt'>-o </arg>
      </arg>
      <arg choice='opt'>-f </arg>
      <arg choice='plain'>
        <replaceable>group</replaceable>
      </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
  
  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>The <command>groupadd</command> command creates a new group
      account using the values specified on the command line and the default
      values from the system. The new group will be entered into the system
      files as needed.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='options'>
    <title>OPTIONS</title>
    <para>
      The options which apply to the <command>groupadd</command> command
      are:
    </para>
    <variablelist remap='IP'>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <option>-f</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>This option causes to just exit with success status if the
            specified group already exists. With <option>-g</option>, if
            specified gid already exists, other (unique) gid is chosen (i.e.
            <option>-g</option> is turned off).
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <option>-g</option> <replaceable>gid</replaceable>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>The numerical value of the group's ID. This value must be
            unique, unless the <option>-o</option> option is used. The value
            must be non-negative. The default is to use the smallest ID
            value greater than 999 and greater than every other group.
            Values between 0 and 999 are typically reserved for system
            accounts.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='files'>
    <title>FILES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
        <listitem>group account information</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term>
        <listitem>secure group account information</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='exit_values'>
    <title>EXIT VALUES</title>
    <para>
      The <command>groupadd</command> command exits with the following values:
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>0</replaceable></term>
          <listitem>success</listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>2</replaceable></term>
          <listitem>invalid command syntax</listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>3</replaceable></term>
          <listitem>invalid argument to option</listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>4</replaceable></term>
          <listitem>gid not unique (when -o not used)</listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>9</replaceable></term>
          <listitem>group name not unique</listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>10</replaceable></term>
          <listitem>can't update group file</listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para><citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>groupdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>groupmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>userdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>usermod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='author'>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>
    <para>Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)</para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
