How to Create a New Group in AlmaLinux - YouTube Script

Introduction (30 seconds)

Hello everyone. Welcome to my channel! Today, I will show you how to create a new group in AlmaLinux.

What We’ll Cover (20 seconds)

In this video, we’ll look at:

• Creating a new group with the groupadd command
• Adding users to the new group

Let’s get started!

Prerequisites (15 seconds)

For this tutorial, you’ll need:

• A running AlmaLinux system (I’m using AlmaLinux 9)
• Access to a terminal
• sudo privileges to create new groups

Checking Existing Groups (1 minute)

Before we create a new group, let’s check if there are any existing groups on the system:

cat /etc/group

This command will display a list of all groups on the system. You can scroll through the list to see existing groups.

You can also use the getent command to check for specific groups:

getent group developers

This command will return information about the “developers” group if it exists. If it doesn’t exist, it won’t return anything.

Basic Group Creation (1 minute)

The most basic way to create a new group in AlmaLinux is using the groupadd command.

Open your terminal and let’s create a group named “developers”:

sudo groupadd developers

That’s it! The group “developers” has been created with default settings. You can verify that the group has been created by checking the /etc/group file:

cat /etc/group | grep developers

Adding Users to a Group (1 minute)

To add users to a group, you can use the usermod command with the -G option:

sudo usermod -G developers alice

This command adds alice to the “developers” group.

You can verify that the user has been added to the group by running:

groups alice

This command will show you all the groups that alice belongs to, including the “developers” group.

Conclusion (30 seconds)

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Thanks for watching, and happy Linux administrating!

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