Creating multiple groups

linuxmantra · 12-15-2013, 05:58 PM

Suppose there are groups called
DBA
Redhat
Solaris
Marketing

We know to create group, command is
# groupadd <group_name>
by this we will be able to create one group at a time. Is there any command by which we can create all groups at a time..??

berndbausch · 12-15-2013, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linuxmantra

Suppose there are groups called
DBA
Redhat
Solaris
Marketing

We know to create group, command is
# groupadd <group_name>
by this we will be able to create one group at a time. Is there any command by which we can create all groups at a time..??

for g in DBA Redhat Solaris Marketing; do groupadd $g; done

jpollard · 12-15-2013, 06:09 PM

How about something simple:

Code:

for i in group1 group2 group3 do groupadd $i; done

berndbausch · 12-15-2013, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpollard

How about something simple:

Code:

for i in group1 group2 group3 do groupadd $i; done

True but I won anyway. By the way you forgot a semicolon.