How to create a group in Linux system

Question

Hi Guys,

I am new in Linux system. I want to create one group. So that I can add users to that group. Can anyone tell me how can I do that?

Answer 1

Hi@MD,

On Linux, group information is held in the /etc/group file. You can use commands to create a group, add a user to a group, display a list of the users who are in the group, and remove a user from a group. To create a group you can use the below command.

$ groupadd mygroup