System Administration Guide, Volume 1

How to Add a Group

  1. Start Admintool, if it's not already running.

    See "How to Start Admintool" for more information on starting Admintool.

  2. Choose Groups from the Browse menu.

    The Groups window appears.

  3. Select Add from the Edit menu.

    The Add window has several fields. If you need information to complete a field, click the Help button to see field definitions for this window.

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

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

    The group ID should be unique.

  6. (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.

  7. Click OK.

    The list of groups displayed in the Groups window is updated to include the new group.

Example--Adding a Group

The following example adds a group named users that has a group ID of 101.

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