- It is a command used to modify or change the existing group from the Linux systems.
- It comes from “shadow-utils-4.1.4.2” package.
- Below listed are the associated configuration files:
/etc/group Group account information.
/etc/gshadow Secure group account information.
Examples:
1. To change the group ID
| $ groupmod -g 600 SUPPORT $ groupmod –gid 600 SUPPORT |
2. To change the group name
| $ groupmod -n SUPPORT $ groupmod –new-name SUPPORT |
3. To change the group ID with non-unique
| $ groupmod -o 0 SUPPORT $ groupmod –non-unique 0 SUPPORT |
4. To change the group password
| $ groupmod -p $!31231@23$531&465%361&23*2314251 SUPPORT $ groupmod –password $!31231@23$531&465%361&23*2314251 SUPPORT |
5. To get the help for groupmod
| $ groupmod -h $ groupmod –help |
Related Commands: chfn, chsh, passwd, gpasswd, groupadd, groupdel, useradd, userdel, usermod
