--- pwdutils-2.6.90/src/groupadd.c.orig	2004-08-16 08:05:50.000000000 +0000
+++ pwdutils-2.6.90/src/groupadd.c	2004-08-17 19:55:48.533394920 +0000
@@ -486,7 +486,10 @@
       fprintf (stderr, _("%s: Group `%s' already exists.\n"),
 	       program, utf8_to_locale (new_group));
       sec_log (program, MSG_GROUP_ALREADY_EXISTS, new_group, getuid ());
-      return E_NAME_IN_USE;
+      if (force_add)
+	      return E_SUCCESS;
+      else
+	      return E_NAME_IN_USE;
     }
   else
     {