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How to add user to a Group on Linux

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http://linuxers.org – Managing users is an important activity in Linux. For a Sysadmin, you want different access permissions for developers, maintainers and moderators. Groups are an easy way to categorize users. Rights/permissions given to a group will be applicable to all its members. In this howto, I will tell you how to add users to a group. I would suggest you to read about the two types of groups - Primary and Secondary, before proceeding. Add a new group [root]# groupadd developers Add a (General)

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Submitted by linuxgeek on 07/06/2010

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