Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Administration Guide

How to Modify a Group

  1. Start Group Manager from the Solstice Launcher and select the name service, if not done already.

    See "How to Start Group Manager" for more information.

  2. Select the group entry to modify from the Group Manager main window.

  3. Choose Modify from the Edit menu.

    The Modify window is displayed containing the selected group entry.

  4. Either modify the group's name or the users in the group.

    User names must be separated by commas. If you need information to complete a field, click on the Help button to see field definitions for this window.

  5. Modify the group's password by selecting the Password button.

    Enter the group password and then verify it in the fields provided in the Password dialog box.

  6. Click on OK.

    The group information displayed in the main window is updated.

Example of a Completed Modify Window

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Example of a Command-Line Equivalent for Modifying a Group

The following command is the equivalent to modifying the member list in a group with Group Manager.


# admgroupmod -g 10 -x members=r2d2,holly,kryten -x passwd=abc
groupname

In this command,

-g 10

Specifies the number of group, in this case 10. 

-x members= r2d2,holly,kryten

Specifies the users who belong to group 10: r2d2, holly, and kryten.

-x passwd=abc

Specifies the group password: abc

groupname

Specifies the name given to the group