groupmod(1M) SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS groupmod(1M)
NAME
groupmod - modify a group definition on the system
SYNOPSIS
groupmod [-g gid [-o]] [-n name] group
DESCRIPTION
The groupmod command modifies the definition of the speci-
fied group by modifying the appropriate entry in the
/etc/group file. The following options are available:
-g gid
The group id for the new group. This group id must be
a non-negative decimal integer below MAXUID as defined
in <param.h>. The group ID defaults to the next avail-
able (unique) number above 99. (Group IDs from 0-99
are reserved.)
-o This option allows the gid to be duplicated (non-
unique).
-n name
A string of printable characters that specifies a new
name for the group. It may not include a colon (:) or
newline (\\n).
group
The current name of the group to be modified.
FILES
/etc/group
SEE ALSO
groupadd(1M), groupdel(1M), logins(1M), useradd(1M),
userdel(1M), usermod(1M), users(1).
DIAGNOSTICS
The groupmod command exits with one of the following values:
0 Success.
2 Invalid command syntax. A usage message for the group-
mod command is displayed.
3 An invalid argument was provided to an option.
4 gid is not unique (when the -o option is not used).
6 group does not exist.
9 name already exists as a group name.
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groupmod(1M) SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS groupmod(1M)
10 Cannot update the /etc/group file.
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