| net group |
Creates global groups or modifies their membership.
net group [groupname [/comment:"text"] ] [/domain]
net group groupname {/add [/comment:"text"] | /delete} [/domain]
net group groupname username [...] {/add | /delete} [/domain]
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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.
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.
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.
Groups , net accounts, net localgroup, net user