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