GROUPDEL(1M)GROUPDEL(1M)NAMEgroupdel - delete a group definition from the system
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/groupdel group
DESCRIPTION
The groupdel utility deletes a group definition from the system. It
deletes the appropriate entry from the /etc/group file.
OPERANDS
group
An existing group name to be deleted.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0
Success.
2
Invalid command syntax. A usage message for the groupdel command
is displayed.
6
group does not exist.
10
Cannot update the /etc/group file.
FILES
/etc/group
system file containing group definitions
SEE ALSOusers(1B), groupadd(1M), groupmod(1M), logins(1M), useradd(1M),
userdel(1M), usermod(1M), attributes(5)NOTES
The groupdel utility only deletes a group definition that is in the
local /etc/group file. If a network nameservice such as NIS or NIS+ is
being used to supplement the local /etc/group file with additional
entries, groupdel cannot change information supplied by the network
nameservice.
groupdel fails if a group entry (a single line in /etc/group) exceeds
2047 characters.
Aug 27, 2008 GROUPDEL(1M)