Shell Commands › Group Management › group modify (Group Management)--Replace a Local Group's Description or Membership

group modify (Group Management)--Replace a Local Group's Description or Membership

Replace a local group's description or membership.

Syntax

group modify <name> [ description=<val> ] [ +/-<principal1> ... +/-<principalN> ]

Parameters

<name>

Name of the local group.

description=<val>

Group description.

+<principal>

Add the principal to the group if it is not already a member. <principal> is in the form <scope>:<type>:<name> where <scope> is local, <type> is user or group, and <name> is the user or group name.

-<principal>

Remove the principal from the group.

Examples

group modify my-group +local:user:admin

Add local user 'admin' to the local group 'my-group'.

Notes

• The local group must exist.
• Specified local user and group principals must exist.
• Global scope is not yet supported for CA AppLogic for System z®.