Modifying a Group
Using Cockpit, you can modify the name of a specified group. Using AWS CLI, you can modify its name and/or path.
Modifying a Group Using Cockpit
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Hover over your name.
A drop-down menu appears. -
Click Users and Policies Management .
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In the EIM navigation panel, click Groups.
The Groups tab appears. -
Click the group you want to modify.
The group is selected. -
Click Update .
The UPDATE GROUP dialog box appears. -
In the New groupname box, type the new name you want to give to the group.
This name must be unique and must contain between 1 and 128 characters. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and +=,.@-_.
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Click Update to validate.
The name of the group is modified and appears on the Groups page.
Modifying a Group Using AWS CLI
To modify the name and/or the path of a group, use the update-group command following this syntax:
$ aws iam update-group \
--profile YOUR_PROFILE \
--group-name GROUP_NAME \
--new-path /NEW_PATH/NEW_SUB_PATH/ \
--new-group-name NEW_GROUP_NAME \
--endpoint https://eim.eu-west-2.outscale.com
This command contains the following attributes that you need to specify:
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(optional)
profile
: The named profile you want to use, created when configuring AWS CLI. For more information, see Installing and Configuring AWS CLI. -
group-name
: The name of the group you want to modify. -
(optional)
new-path
: The new path for the group. -
(optional)
new-group-name
: The new name for the group.This name must be unique and must contain between 1 and 128 characters. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and +=,.@-_.
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endpoint
: The endpoint corresponding to the Region you want to send the request to.
The name and/or the path of the specified group are modified.
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