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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Example script for 'add group command'. Handle weird NT group
+# names. First attempt to create the group directly, if that fails
+# then create a random group and print the numeric group id.
+#
+# Note that this is only an example and assumes /dev/urandom.
+#
+# Volker
+
+GROUPNAME="$1"
+ITERS=0
+
+while ! /usr/sbin/groupadd "$GROUPNAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+	# we had difficulties creating that group. Maybe the name was
+	# too weird, or it already existed. Create a random name.
+	GROUPNAME=nt-$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | md5sum | cut -b 1-5)
+	ITERS=$(expr "$ITERS" + 1)
+	if [ "$ITERS" -gt 10 ]; then
+		# Too many attempts
+		exit 1
+	fi
+done
+
+getent group | grep ^"$GROUPNAME": | cut -d : -f 3