Adding A New Group; Modifying Group Properties - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

Chapter 33. Users and Groups

33.1.3. Adding a New Group

To add a new user group, click the Add Group button. A window similar to
Figure 33.4, "New Group"
appears. Type the name of the new group to create. To specify a group ID for the new group, select
Specify group ID manually and select the GID. Note that Red Hat Enterprise Linux also reserves
group IDs lower than 500 for system groups.
Figure 33.4. New Group
Click OK to create the group. The new group appears in the group list.

33.1.4. Modifying Group Properties

To view the properties of an existing group, select the group from the group list and click Properties
from the menu (or choose File > Properties from the pulldown menu). A window similar to
Figure 33.5, "Group Properties"
appears.
Figure 33.5. Group Properties
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