How to add a new group?

To add a new group in Linux, you can use the groupadd command. Here’s how to do it:

1. Open a terminal.

2. Use the following command to create a new group. Replace groupname with the desired name of your group:

   sudo groupadd groupname

3. To verify that the group was created successfully, you can use:

   getent group groupname

If the group was created, you should see output similar to:

groupname:x:1001:

Make sure you have administrative privileges to create a new group.