To add an existing user account to a group, employ the usermod command with the -a -G options.

You should write firstly group name and then the user name you wish to add.

To add an existing user to a group, you might use the usermod command.

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Valeriy Artamonov

Creating a new group allows you to define specific access levels and control permissions for a set of users.

To add a new group to your Linux system, you’re able to use the groupadd command.

Open a terminal on your Linux system.

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Creating a new group allows you to group users together and define common permissions and access controls.

you could later assign individual users to this group using the usermod command described in the previous sections.

This command provides you with a list of groups to which the user belongs.

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The first group in the list is the users primary group, while the rest are secondary groups.

This can be easily accomplished using the useradd command with the appropriate options.

This allows you to grant users access to various resources, privileges, and permissions associated with each group.

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To add a user to multiple groups, you might use the usermod command with the appropriate options.

To add a user to multiple groups, open a terminal on your Linux system.

Also, replace username with the actual username of the user account you wish to modify.

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For example, users may need access to shared files in one group and administrative privileges in another.