| 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.
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>.