Computer Science
GROUPMOD(8) GROUPMOD(8)
NAME
groupmod - Modify a group
SYNOPSIS
groupmod [-g gid [-o]] [-n group_name ] group
DESCRIPTION
The groupmod command modifies the system account files to
reflect the changes that are specified on the command
line. 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
99 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 group_name
The name of the group will be changed from group to
group_name.
FILES
/etc/group - group information
/etc/gshadow - secure group information
SEE ALSO
chfn(1), chsh(1), useradd(8), userdel(8), usermod(8),
passwd(1), groupadd(8), groupdel(8)
AUTHOR
Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@tab.com)
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