Renaming an existing group | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.08.1Basic

Rename existing group analysts to analytics while keeping its GID.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on account attributes

Separate account creation, home-directory handling, group membership, login identity, and password state before comparing the commands.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of account records, groups, home directories, shells, and password state involved.

Detailed explanation

Correctgroupmod -n analytics analysts

Correct. It renames analysts to analytics.

Incorrectgroupmod -g analytics analysts

Incorrect. -g expects a numeric GID.

Incorrectgroupadd -n analytics analysts

Incorrect. groupadd creates rather than renames.

Incorrectusermod -l analytics analysts

Incorrect. usermod -l changes a user login name.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

groupmod --help | grep -E -- '-n,|--new-name'

new group nameの説明行

Foundation review

Identity attributes such as a user ID, home directory, and login shell.

Primary and supplementary groups used during permission checks.

State and time limits that control password changes and account access.

Question IDKL-102-1025

Environmentshadow-utils groupmod help / 状態変更なし

Last technical review2026-08-13

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