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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	  11/05/2005			   GROUPMOD(8)
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