usermod – add a existing user to existing group

If you need to add existing user to existing group use usermod command.

1. Check current user groups using id command:

# id serveradmin
uid=10001(serveradmin) gid=10001(serveradmin) groups=10001(serveradmin)

2. Add existing user to group using usermod command:

# usermod -a -G wheel serveradmin

3. Check if user has been added to group using id command:

# id serveradmin
uid=10001(serveradmin) gid=10001(serveradmin) groups=10001(serveradmin),11(wheel)