vserver services name-service unix-group create
Create a local UNIX group
Availability: This command is available to cluster and Vserver administrators at the admin privilege level.
Description
The vserver services name-service unix-group create
command creates a local UNIX group on a Vserver. Use a local UNIX group for Windows-to-UNIX and UNIX-to-Windows group mappings.
Parameters
-vserver <vserver name>
- Vserver-
Use this parameter to specify the Vserver on which to create the local UNIX group.
-name <text>
- Group Name-
Use this parameter to specify the name of the group to create.
-id <integer>
- Group ID-
Use this parameter to specify an ID number for the group.
[-skip-name-validation {true|false}]
- Skip Name Validation-
By default, Data ONTAP validates the name to ensure it complies with the following rules:
-
The name contains only valid characters: 0 through 9, A through Z, a through z, "_", ".", and "-"
-
The name does not start with "-"
-
The name does not contain "$" except as the last character
If the parameter is set to
true
, the name validation is skipped. -
Examples
The following example creates a group named sales on a Vserver named vs0. The group has the ID 94.
cluster1::> vserver services name-service unix-group create -vserver vs0 -name sales -id 94