groupdel(8)groupdel(8)NAMEgroupdel - delete a group entry
SYNOPSISgroupdel [-D binddn] [-P path] [--service service]
[--help] [-u] [-v] group
DESCRIPTIONgroupdel removes a group entry from the local system files or a LDAP
database. A primary group of any existing user is not removeable. All
filesystems must be checked manually to insure that no files remain
with the named group.
OPTIONS--service service
Add the account to a special directory. The default is files,
but ldap is also valid.
-D, --binddn binddn
Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory.
The user will be prompted for a password for simple authentica‐
tion.
-P, --path path
The passwd and shadow files are located below the specified
directory path. chpasswd will use this files, not /etc/passwd
and /etc/shadow.
--help Print a list of valid options with a short description.
-u, --usage
Print a short list of valid options.
-v, --version
Print the version number and exit.
FILES
group - group information
SEE ALSOpasswd(1), login.defs(5), group(5), groupadd(8), groupmod(8)AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
pwdutils October 2003 groupdel(8)