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| [[Techniques]]: [[Linux]]: [[groupmod]]
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| ==Manpage Text==
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| ===Name===
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| :[[groupmod]] - Modify a [[Linux:group|group]]
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| ===Synopsis===
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| :groupmod [-g <u>gid</u> [-o]] [-n <u>group_name</u> ] <u>group</u>
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| ===Description===
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| 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
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| *'''-g <u>gid</u>'''
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| *: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.
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| *'''-n <u>group_name</u>'''
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| *:The name of the group will be changed from <u>group</u> to <u>group_name</u>.
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| ===Files===
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| *'''/etc/group''' - group information
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| *'''/etc/gshadow''' - secure group information
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| ===See Also===
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| [[chfn]](1), [[chsh]](1), [[passwd]](1), [[groupadd]](8), [[groupdel]](8), [[useradd]](8), [[userdel]](8), [[usermod]](8)
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| ===Author===
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| Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)
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| ==Notes==
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| *This command is normally not on the search path for executables, so you may need to use [[whereis]] to find it.
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| *This command usually requires [[root access]].
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| ==Edit Log==
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| *'''2005-06-12''' Transcribed from Ubuntu (hoary) manpages
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