Administering user accounts

Adding or modifying a group

In the Account Manager, select Groups Add New Group. Enter the group name. You can change the suggested group ID number by overwriting the text field.

To modify an existing group, select View By Groups, select a group name, then select Groups Modify.
To add user to the group, select an entry in the ``Other Users'' column and click on the Add button.
To remove a user from the group, select an entry ``Users In Group'' column and click on the Remove button. You can also search for a user name to select.
To alter the range of GIDs from which you select for new groups, select Options Group Defaults.
WARNING: Changing default values may compromise systemwide security parameters set by the SCOadmin Security Manager.
To create groups on the command-line:

groupadd groupname
Default values are used unless overridden by command-line options -- see groupadd(1M).