jf rt group-create

Create a new users group in Artifactory.

Synopsis

jf rt group-create <group-name> [options]

Aliases: rt gc

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
`<group-name>`	Yes	The name of the new group

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--access-token`	—	JFrog access token
`--password`	—	JFrog password (for authentication)
`--replace`	`false`	Set to true to replace an existing group of the same name
`--server-id`	—	Server ID configured using the `jf config` command
`--ssh-key-path`	—	SSH key file path
`--ssh-passphrase`	—	SSH key passphrase
`--url`	—	JFrog Artifactory URL (example: `https://acme.jfrog.io/artifactory`)
`--user`	—	JFrog username

Examples

Create a New Group

jf rt group-create --help



### Create a Group with Replace

```bash
jf rt group-create developers --replace

When to Use

Use jf rt group-create to create a logical grouping of users for access control. Groups simplify permission management — instead of assigning permissions to individual users, assign them to groups and add users to those groups.

Typical access control workflow:

# 1. Create the group
jf rt group-create backend-team


# 2. Add users to the group
jf rt group-add-users backend-team alice,bob,charlie



# 3. Create a permission target for the group
jf rt ptc ./backend-permissions.json

Important Notes

Requires admin privileges on the Artifactory instance.
Use --replace to overwrite an existing group with the same name.
Creating a group does not automatically assign any permissions — you need to create a permission target that references the group.