Change GroupID

[Michael42]

Hello I am running Solaris 5.6. How\where do I change the ID number of a group?

I can see a /etc/group file that lists my groups but I am not sure if this is the ideal place to change it.

Thanks for your time. Michael

MCSE NT\2000, UNIX, Novell
Java, JSP, ASP, VB

 

[vinko]

Yes, /etc/group is the place!
Cheers,
Vinko.

 

[Butterfly123]

Yeah.. you can change the group id in the /etc/group file..

Regds,

- Hemant
Networking and Systems Integration Group
Satyam Computer Services Ltd

 

[jad]

if you're adding a new group, you can always use the 'groupadd' command

 

[Michael42]

Great, thanks for the confirmation guys! Michael

 

[KenCunningham]

Michael,

I'm not sure if this is an issue with Solaris, but my experience with other operating systems has sometimes been that if you change the uid/gid, you need also to change the attributes of any file which relies on them, as the gid is used rather than the group name in this context. It may be (and I hope so) that this isn't the case here, but I'd be wary. Cheers.

 

[Butterfly123]

Ken:

I hav tried this on Solaris and works good. No issues.

Regds,

- Hemant
Networking and Systems Integration Group
Satyam Computer Services Ltd