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getent groups output looks like this:

rontab:x:102:
syslog:x:103:
fuse:x:104:
mlocate:x:105:
ssh:x:106:
netdev:x:107:
landscape:x:108:
user:x:1000:
lpadmin:x:109:user
sambashare:x:110:user
admin:x:111:user
ssl-cert:x:112:
Controlling:*:11002:
dignum Project Center:*:11003:
dignum Service Center:*:11004:
Finance:*:11005:
General:*:11007:
Human Resources:*:11008:
Legal:*:11009:
Logistics:*:11010:
Management:*:11011:
Marketing:*:11012:
Partner Management:*:11002:
Monitoring:*:11014:
Purchasing:*:11015:
Sales:*:11016:
Security:*:11018:
Teamdrive:*:11019:

Bash command that turns the last 18 group names into a folder:

getent group | tail -n 18 | cut -f1 -d ":" | xargs -i mkdir {}
 
# Other stuff
getent group | tail -n 18 | cut -f1 -d ":" | xargs -i mkdir /home/Groups/{}
getent passwd | tail -n 5 | cut -f1 -d ":" | xargs -i mkdir -p /home/{}/Shared/Groups/
ls /home/Groups/ | xargs -i chgrp {} /home/Groups/{}/