Update the group information using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

In this blog you will see how to update the group information which includes group name, description and the group owner using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
2. Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

## Update the group information using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/UserGroup.asmx?wsdl" ## $oldGroupName is a string that contains the old group name [String]$oldGroupName="Group1"; ## $groupName is a string that contains the new group name [String]$groupName="NewGroup1"; ## $ownerIdentifier is a string that contains the user name (domainName\userName) for the owner of the group [String]$ownerIdentifier="domainName\userName"; ## $ownerType is a string that contains the type of owner, which can be either user or group [String]$ownerType="user"; ## $description is a string that contains the description for the group [String]$description="Group updated using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell"; ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/UserGroup.asmx $usergroupWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential $usergroupWebServiceReference.UpdateGroupInfo($oldGroupName,$groupName,$ownerIdentifier,$ownerType,$description)

Using the above script you will be able to modify the group name, description abd group owner for the specified group.