Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell

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