GROUPMOD(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual GROUPMOD(8)
NAME
groupmod - modify an existing group on the system
SYNOPSIS
groupmod [-ov] [-g gid] [-n newname] group
DESCRIPTION
The groupmod utility modifies an existing group on the system. See
group(8) for more information about EXTENSIONS. The options are as
follows:
-g gid Give the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.
-n new-group-name
Give the new name which the group shall have.
-o Allow the new group to have a gid which is already in use for
another group.
-v Enable verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.
This option is included if built with EXTENSIONS.
EXIT STATUS
The groupmod utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
group(5), group(8), user(8)
HISTORY
The groupmod utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. It is based on the
addnerd package by the same author.
AUTHORS
The groupmod utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <
[email protected]>.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 November 7, 2005 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8