---
name: "sss_groupmod"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sssd-tools"
version: "1.16.3-3.2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sss_groupmod"
---

# sss\_groupmod(8)

modify a group

## NAME

sss\_groupmod - modify a group

## SYNOPSIS

**sss\_groupmod** \[*options*\] *GROUP*

## DESCRIPTION

**sss\_groupmod** modifies the group to reflect the changes that are specified on the command line.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**,**--append-group** *GROUPS*

  Append this group to groups specified by the *GROUPS* parameter. The *GROUPS* parameter is a comma separated list of group names.

- **-r**,**--remove-group** *GROUPS*

  Remove this group from groups specified by the *GROUPS* parameter.

- **-?**,**--help**

  Display help message and exit.

## THE LOCAL DOMAIN

In order to function correctly, a domain with “id\_provider=local” must be created and the SSSD must be running.

The administrator might want to use the SSSD local users instead of traditional UNIX users in cases where the group nesting (see [**sss\_groupadd**(8)](/sss_groupadd/8.md)) is needed. The local users are also useful for testing and development of the SSSD without having to deploy a full remote server. The **sss\_user\*** and **sss\_group\*** tools use a local LDB storage to store users and groups.

## SEE ALSO

[**sssd**(8)](/sssd/8.md), [**sssd.conf**(5)](/sssd.conf/5.md), [**sssd-ldap**(5)](/sssd-ldap/5.md), [**sssd-krb5**(5)](/sssd-krb5/5.md), [**sssd-simple**(5)](/sssd-simple/5.md), [**sssd-ipa**(5)](/sssd-ipa/5.md), [**sssd-ad**(5)](/sssd-ad/5.md), [**sssd-sudo**(5)](/sssd-sudo/5.md), [**sssd-secrets**(5)](/sssd-secrets/5.md), [**sssd-session-recording**(5)](/sssd-session-recording/5.md), [**sss\_cache**(8)](/sss_cache/8.md), [**sss\_debuglevel**(8)](/sss_debuglevel/8.md), [**sss\_groupadd**(8)](/sss_groupadd/8.md), [**sss\_groupdel**(8)](/sss_groupdel/8.md), [**sss\_groupshow**(8)](/sss_groupshow/8.md), [**sss\_groupmod**(8)](/sss_groupmod/8.md), [**sss\_useradd**(8)](/sss_useradd/8.md), [**sss\_userdel**(8)](/sss_userdel/8.md), [**sss\_usermod**(8)](/sss_usermod/8.md), [**sss\_obfuscate**(8)](/sss_obfuscate/8.md), [**sss\_seed**(8)](/sss_seed/8.md), [**sssd\_krb5\_locator\_plugin**(8)](/sssd_krb5_locator_plugin/8.md), **sss\_ssh\_authorizedkeys**(8), **sss\_ssh\_knownhostsproxy**(8), [**sssd-ifp**(5)](/sssd-ifp/5.md), [**pam\_sss**(8)](/pam_sss/8.md). [**sss\_rpcidmapd**(5)](/sss_rpcidmapd/5.md) [**sssd-systemtap**(5)](/sssd-systemtap/5.md)

## AUTHORS

**The SSSD upstream - https://pagure.io/SSSD/sssd/**