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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 ALSO
       chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), gpasswd(8), groupadd(8), groupdel(8),
       useradd(8), userdel(8), usermod(8).

System Management Commands	  06/24/2006			   GROUPMOD(8)
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