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.\" $OpenBSD: groupmod.8,v 1.14 2007/05/31 19:20:30 jmc Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: groupmod.8,v 1.10 2003/02/14 16:11:37 grant Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Alistair G. Crooks. All rights reserved.
.\"
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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
.Dt GROUPMOD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm groupmod
.Nd modify an existing group on the system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm groupmod
.Op Fl ov
.Op Fl g Ar gid
.Op Fl n Ar newname
.Ar group
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility modifies an existing group.
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl g Ar gid
gives the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.
.It Fl n Ar newname
gives the new name which the group shall have.
.It Fl o
allow the new group to have a GID which is already in use for another group.
.It Fl v
enables verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.
.El
.Pp
The
.Nm
utility exits 0 on success, and \*(Gt0 if an error occurs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr group 5 ,
.Xr groupadd 8 ,
.Xr groupdel 8 ,
.Xr groupinfo 8 ,
.Xr user 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Ox 2.7 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
utility was written by
.An Alistair G. Crooks Aq agc@NetBSD.org .
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