Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

212CHAPTER 9Managing Users and GroupsFIGURE 9.4List of Existing GroupsAdding and Modifying GroupsTo add a group, click Add Group to display the dialog box in Figure 9.5.FIGURE 9.5Adding a GroupIn this dialog box, type the name of the new group. If the option to specify the GID isnot selected, the next available GID above 500 is used. Click OK to add the group. Thechanges take place immediately, and the group is added to the list of existing groups inthe main window.To add a user to an existing group or change the name of the group, select him from thelist on the Groups tab of the main application window, and click Properties. On theGroup Users tab, select the users who should be members of the group, and click OK toenable the changes. The Group Data tab allows an administrator to change the name ofthe group. Once again, the changes take place immediately.