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Use UpdateGroup with a CLI - AWS Identity and Access Management

The following code examples show how to use UpdateGroup.

CLI
AWS CLI

To rename an IAM group

The following update-group command changes the name of the IAM group Test to Test-1.

aws iam update-group \
    --group-name Test \
    --new-group-name Test-1

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Renaming an IAM user group in the AWS IAM User Guide.

  • For API details, see UpdateGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example renames the IAM group Testers to AppTesters.

Update-IAMGroup -GroupName Testers -NewGroupName AppTesters

Example 2: This example changes the path of the IAM group AppTesters to /Org1/Org2/. This changes the ARN for the group to arn:aws:iam::123456789012:group/Org1/Org2/AppTesters.

Update-IAMGroup -GroupName AppTesters -NewPath /Org1/Org2/

  • For API details, see UpdateGroup in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

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AWS CLI

To rename an IAM group

The following update-group command changes the name of the IAM group Test to Test-1.

aws iam update-group \
    --group-name Test \
    --new-group-name Test-1

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Renaming an IAM user group in the AWS IAM User Guide.

  • For API details, see UpdateGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using this service with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.

Related resources

AWS Identity and Access Management API Reference
AWS CLI commands for AWS Identity and Access Management
SDKs & Tools 

Related resources

AWS Identity and Access Management API Reference
AWS CLI commands for AWS Identity and Access Management
SDKs & Tools 
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