Change the name of an MCommunity group

Problem/Question

People who may want to change the name of an existing MCommunity group

Overview

A group in the MCommunity Directory is a list of people and/or groups that can be used for sending email and for authorization.

Solution

NOTE: MCommunity group names cannot be changed. There are alternatives that may work.

• If you want a group name that is searchable in the directory without the old group being found:
  • Create a new MCommunity group with the new name.
  • Copy the list of members from the old group and paste the list into the new group membership
  • Copy other desired settings from the old group into the new group
  • Add the old group name in the "Also Known as" field of the new group.
  • Delete the old MCommunity group.  
•  If you don't mind that the old group name is still searchable in the directory
  • Add the desired new name as an "Also Known as" name in the existing group's entry
  • Messages sent to the new group name will be delivered to the membership of the existing group

For additional information, check these categories in the Knowledge Base:

Creating, Changing and Maintaining Mcommunity Groups

Obtaining a U-M Google Shared Account

Still Need assistance? See the following related services:

Mcommunity Issue

Account Creation