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GROUPMOD(8) 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 <agc@NetBSD.org>. NetBSD 10.99 November 7, 2005 NetBSD 10.99