Changing an existing group's GID | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.08.1Basic

Change analysts' GID to 3200 while keeping its name.

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.

groupmod -g: The groupmod form that changes an existing group's numeric GID.
groupmod -n: The form that changes an existing group's name.
groupadd -g: The form that creates a new group with a specified GID.
usermod -u: The usermod form that changes a user's numeric UID.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectgroupmod -n 3200 analysts

Incorrect. -n changes the group name.

Correctgroupmod -g 3200 analysts

Correct. It changes analysts' GID to 3200.

Incorrectgroupadd -g 3200 analysts

Incorrect. groupadd attempts to create a new group.

Incorrectusermod -u 3200 analysts

Incorrect. usermod -u changes a user's UID.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

groupmod --help | grep -E -- '-g,|--gid'

new GID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-102-1026

Environmentshadow-utils groupmod help / 状態変更なし

Last technical review2026-08-13

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