How to Add a Group

1. Start Group Manager from the Solstice Launcher and select the name service, if not done already.

   See "How to Start Group Manager" for more information.

2. Choose Add from the Edit menu on the Group Manager main window.

   The Add window is displayed. If you need information to complete a field, click on the Help button to see field definitions for this window.

3. Type the name of the new group in the Group Name text box.

4. Type the group ID for the new group in the Group ID text box.

   The group ID should be unique.

5. (Optional) Type user names in the Members List text box.

   The list of users will be added to the group. User names must be separated by commas.

6. (Optional) Select the Password button to set the group password.

   Enter the group password and then verify the password in the fields provided in the Password dialog box.

7. Click on OK.

   The list of groups displayed in the Group Manager main window is updated to include the new group.

Example of a Completed Add Window

The following example adds a group named users that has a group ID of 100.

Example of a Command-Line Equivalent for Adding a Group

The following example is the equivalent of using Group Manager to add a group named users that has a group ID of 100.

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# admgroupadd -g 100 -x pass=abc users