GROUPMOD(8) System Management Commands GROUPMOD(8)NAME
groupmod - modify a group
SYNOPSIS
groupmod [-g gid [-o ]] [-n new_group_name] group
DESCRIPTION
The groupmod command modifies the system account files to reflect the
changes that are specified on the command line.
OPTIONS
The options which apply to the groupmod command are:
-g gid The numerical value of the group's ID. This value must be
unique, unless the -o option is used. The value must be
non-negative. Values between 0 and 999 are typically reserved
for system groups. Any files which the old group ID is the file
group ID must have the file group ID changed manually.
-n new_group_name
The name of the group will be changed from group to
new_group_name.
FILES
/etc/group
group account information
/etc/gshadow
secure group account information
EXIT VALUES
The groupmod command exits with the following values:
0 success
2 invalid command syntax
3 invalid argument to option
4 specified group doesn't exist
6 specified group doesn't exist
9 group name already in use
10 can't update group file
SEE ALSOchfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), gpasswd(8), groupadd(8), groupdel(8),
useradd(8), userdel(8), usermod(8).
System Management Commands 11/05/2005 GROUPMOD(8)