usermod

add a user to a group

let’s say you have two users with username chyingp and casper, and want to add them both to group root.

usermod chyingp -a -G root
usermod casper -a -G root

here comes the explanation of -a, -G

-a, --append
Add the user to the supplementary group(s). Use only with the -G option.
-G, --groups GROUP1[,GROUP2,...[,GROUPN]]]
A list of supplementary groups which the user is also a member of. Each group is separated from the next by
a comma, with no intervening whitespace. The groups are subject to the same restrictions as the group given
with the -g option.

If the user is currently a member of a group which is not listed, the user will be removed from the group.
This behaviour can be changed via the -a option, which appends the user to the current supplementary group
list.