Question
Error “useradd: group '100' does not exist”
- Posted on January 19, 2020
- Linux CommandsLinux Basics
Asked by fkutev22
I get the above mentioned error when I try to add a user.
By trying
sudo useradd -u 1200 -g test -c 'studente' student
or
sudo useradd anyuser
I get
useradd: group '100' does not exist
useradd: the GROUP= configuration in /etc/default/useradd will be ignored
Content of /etc/default/useradd is
# useradd defaults file
GROUP=100
HOME=/home
INACTIVE=-1
EXPIRE=
SHELL=/bin/bash
SKEL=/etc/skel
CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=yes
I must have messed up somewhere by creating, modifying and deleting users and groups but I don’t know where.
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Hi @fkutev22,
It seems like you’ve removed the necessary group. Having said that without providing the necessary Operating System - Ubuntu, Centos, Fedora etc.
Most probably it’s groupadd -g 100 users but before you do that try grep :100: /etc/group
Regards, KDSys
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