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Creates global groups or
modifies their membership.

Syntax

net group [groupname [/comment:"text"] ] [/domain] 
net group groupname {/add [/comment:"text"] | /delete} [/domain]
net group groupname username [...] {/add | /delete} [/domain]

Options

None

Lists global groups on the server.

groupname

Shows the name of a group to create, delete, or modify the membership
of.

/comment:"text"

Describes a group (up to 48 characters).

/domain

If omitted, performs the command on the local computer (which must be
a domain controller). Use this switch to manage groups from a
workstation.

username[...]

Adds or removes user account(s) from the group (separate with spaces).

/add

Creates a new group or adds existing users to an existing group.

/delete

Deletes a group or removes users from a group.

Examples

List all global groups in the domain:

net group
Group Accounts for \\TEST
----------------------------------------------------
*Cert Publishers
*DnsUpdateProxy
*Domain Admins
*Domain Computers
*Domain Controllers
*Domain Guests
*Domain Users
*Group Policy Creator Owners
The command completed successfully.

Create a new global group called Support, and give it the description
"Support staff":

net group support /add /comment:"Support staff"
The command completed successfully.

Add users

sally and

mktulloch to Support:

net group support sally mktulloch /add
The command completed successfully.

View the membership of Support:

net group Support
Group name     Support
Comment        Support staff
Members
---------------------------------------------------
mktulloch                sally
The command completed successfully.

Notes

• net group can also be typed
  net groups.

• Use double quotes around group names with embedded spaces, such as
  "domain users."

• In the output of net group, an
  asterisk preceding a group name indicates that it includes both users
  and groups.

See Also

Groups , net accounts,
net localgroup, net user