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GROUPMOD
!!!GROUPMOD
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
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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), useradd(8),
userdel(8), usermod(8), passwd(1),
groupadd(8), groupdel(8)
!!AUTHOR


Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@austin.ibm.com)
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