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== Adding a New Group to an Ubuntu Linux System ==
All users are members of one or more groups. As an administrator it makes sense to organise users into logical groups. For example all sales people might belong to a ''sales'' group, whilst accoutning staff might belong to the ''accounts'' group and so on. New groups are added either using the ''Users settings'' graphical tool, or by using the ''addgroup'' command-line tool. In this section we will look at both methods.
To access the ''User settings'' dialog select the desktop ''System'' menu and choose ''Users and Groups'' from the ''Administration'' sub-menu. To administer the group settings click on the ''Manage Groups'' button. The ''Group settings'' dialog will appear, listing all the groups available on the system:
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