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createGroup command
Use this command to create a new group.
Purpose
Use the createGroup command to create a new group in the default repository.If successful, the createGroup command returns the unique name of the group.
If the Use global security settings option is selected for the user realm or the Global federated repositories option is selected as the realm type for the specified domain, this command is executed on the federated repository of the admin domain. However, configuration changes performed on the domain are applied to the security domain-specific configuration.
Syntax
createGroup { -cn cn [-description description] [-parent parent] [-memberUniqueName memberUniqueName] [-securityDomainName domainName] }
Parameters
-cn commonname
Common name for the group to create. . This parameter maps to the cn property in virtual member manager.
-description description
Specifies additional information about the group that you want to create. This parameter maps to the description entity in a virtual member manager object.
-parent parent
Repository in which to create the group. This parameter maps to the parent property in virtual member manager.
-memberUniqueName memberUniqueName
Unique name for the user or group that you want to add to the new group. This parameter maps to the uniqueName property in virtual member manager.
-securityDomainName domainName
Name that uniquely identifies the security domain. If not specified, uses the global federated repository.
Sample
To create a group called groupA, issue this command:$AdminTask createGroup {-cn groupA}To create a group called groupA and describe it as a group of administrators, issue this command:$AdminTask createGroup {-cn groupA –description "a group of admins" }
Parent topic: User and group management commands
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