modify_group
Adds or removes targets from an existing group.
An error is not generated when attempting to delete a non-existent target in the group or when attempting to add a target that already exists in the group.
Standard Mode
emcli modify_group -name="name" [-type=<group>] [-add_targets="name1:type1;name2:type2;..."]... [-delete_targets="name1:type1;name2:type2;..."]... [-privilege_propagation=true|false] [-drop_existing_grants=yes|no] [ ] indicates that the parameter is optional
Interactive or Script Mode
modify_group (name="name" [,type="<group>"] [,add_targets="name1:type1;name2:type2;..."]... [,delete_targets="name1:type1;name2:type2;..."]... [,privilege_propagation="true|false"] [,drop_existing_grants="yes|no"]) [ ] indicates that the parameter is optional
Options
-
name
Target name of the group to modify.
-
type
Group type: group. Defaults to
group
. -
add_targets
Targets to add, each specified as
target_name:target_type
. You can specify this option more than once for Standard Mode. -
delete_targets
Targets to delete, each specified as
target_name:target_type
. You can specify this option more than once for Standard Mode. -
privilege_propagation
Enables or disables the privilege propagation flag for the group. Converts the normal group to a privilege propagating group and vice versa.
-
drop_existing_grants
Drops the existing grants on a group during privilege propagation conversion. This option is only applicable with the privilege_propagation parameter. The default value is yes.
Examples
These examples modify group db2_group
by adding database database:oracle_database
and deleting database database2:oracle_database
from the group.
Example 1 - Command-Line
emcli modify_group -name=db2_group -add_targets=database:oracle_database -delete_targets=database2:oracle_database
Example 2 - Scripting and Interactive
modify_group (name="db2_group", add_targets="database:oracle_database", delete_targets="database2:oracle_database")
These examples modify group my_hosts
by adding host yourhost.example.com:host
to the group.
Example 3 - Command-Line
emcli modify_group -name=my_hosts -add_targets=yourhost.example.com:host
Example 4 - Scripting and Interactive
modify_group (name="my_hosts", add_targets="yourhost.example.com:host")