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title: Updating user groups
description: You can update the name, display name, and description for a user group.
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revdate: August 3, 2023
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  result: Result:
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# Updating user groups

You can update the name, display name, and description for a user group.

## Steps

1. To update user group information, click the **Expand** icon associated with the group that you want to update and then click the **Pencil** icon.

   ### Result:

   All of the editable information displays on the page.

2. Update the information in the **Name**, **Display Name**, and **Description** fields as needed, and click **Save and Close**.

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   |   | If the group name is updated in PingCentral but not in your data store, the groups will be out of sync, which might cause users to lose access to their applications. |