Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

ADD GROUP
The DNSCOM Commands
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ADD GROUP The ADD GROUP command is used to define a new group to DNS. For more
information about using the ADD command, see “Notes About ADD Commands” at
the beginning of this section.
ADD [ GROUP ] group name [ , parameter ] ...
GROUP
may be omitted if the default object is GROUP.
group name
is the name of the group being defined. This must conform to the specific name
characteristics included in the subsection “Defining Alias Names” in Section 4
which also apply to composite, group, and domain names.
parameter
is one of the following:
DOMAIN { domain | LOCAL }
domain
is the name of a domain. The definition of group name is replicated on
the systems in the specified domain.
LOCAL
indicates that the definition of group name is not replicated.
GROUPS [ + | - ] group list
+
indicates that group name should be added to the listed groups in
addition to those specified in previous SET GROUP commands.
-
indicates that group name should not be added to the listed groups, even
if those groups have been specified in previous SET GROUP commands.
If neither + nor - appears, group name is added to the groups listed.
group list
is the name(s) of at least one group defined on the local system. Multiple
group names are separated by commas (,) and must be enclosed in
parentheses.