groupmod(8)groupmod(8)NAMEgroupmod - modify a group entry
SYNOPSISgroupmod [-D binddn] [-P path] [-g gid [-o]] [-p password]
[-A user] [-R user] [--service service] [--help] [-v]
[--usage] group
DESCRIPTIONgroupmod modifies a group entry using the values specified on the com‐
mand line.
OPTIONS-g, --gid gid
Force the new group ID to be the given number. This value must
be positive and unique. The group of any file owned by the old
group must be changed manually.
-o, --non-unique
Allow duplicate (non-unique) group IDs.
-p, --password password
Set the encrypted password as returned by crypt(3) as the new
group password.
-A, --add-user user
Add the user account to the specified group.
-R, --remove-user user
Remove the user account from the specified group.
-D, --binddn binddn
Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory.
The user will be prompted for a password for simple authentica‐
tion.
-P, --path path
The group file is located below the specified directory path.
groupmod will use this file, not /etc/group.
--service service
Modify the group from a special directory. The default is files,
but ldap is also valid.
--help Print a list of valid options with a short description.
--usage
Print a short list of valid options.
-v, --version
Print the version number and exit.
FILES
/etc/group - group account information
SEE ALSOlogin.defs(5), group(5), groupadd(8), groupmod(8)AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
pwdutils April 2004 groupmod(8)