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/usr/bin/cgcreate

libcgroup is a library that abstracts the control group file system in Linux

From libcgroup 3.2.0-r10 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running cgcreate --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: /usr/bin/cgcreate [-h] [-f mode] [-d mode] [-s mode] [-t <tuid>:<tgid>] [-a <agid>:<auid>] -g <controllers>:<path> [-g ...]
Create control group(s)
  -a <tuid>:<tgid>		Owner of the group and all its files
  -d, --dperm=mode		Group directory permissions
  -f, --fperm=mode		Group file permissions
  -g <controllers>:<path>	Control group which should be added
  -h, --help			Display this help
  -s, --tperm=mode		Tasks file permissions
  -t <tuid>:<tgid>		Owner of the tasks file
  -b				Ignore default systemddelegate hierarchy
  -c, --scope			Create a delegated systemd scope
  -p, --pid=pid			Task pid to use to create systemd scope
  -S, --setdefault		Set this scope as the default scope delegate hierarchy
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a tuid>:<tgiddefines the name of the user and the group which own the rest of the defined control group’s files.help + man
-d, --dperm modesets the permissions of a control groups directory.help + man
-f, --fperm modesets the permissions of the control groups parameters.help + man
-g controllers>:<pathControl group which should be addedhelp + man
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp + man
-s, --tperm modesets the permissions of the control group tasks file.help + man
-t tuid>:<tgiddefines the name of the user and the group, which owns tasks file of the defined control group.help + man
-bignores the default systemd delegated hierarchy path and constructs the path of the control groups relative to the cgroup root hierarchy.help + man
-c, --scopeCreate a delegated systemd scopehelp + man
-p, --pid pidmoves the provided pid into the <slice-name>.slice/<scope-name>.scope.help + man
-S, --setdefaultsets the scope specified via the -c option as the default libcgroup scope.help + man

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