GROUPMOD(8) System Management Commands GROUPMOD(8)NAMEgroupmod - modify a group
SYNOPSISgroupmod [-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 GID_MIN 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 06/24/2006 GROUPMOD(8)