groupmod
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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), passwd(1), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), useradd(8),
userdel(8), usermod(8)
AUTHOR
Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)
GROUPMOD(8)