groupdel(8) [netbsd man page]

GROUPDEL(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					       GROUPDEL(8)

NAME

     groupdel -- remove a group from the system

SYNOPSIS

     groupdel [-v] group

DESCRIPTION

     The groupdel utility removes a group from the system.  See group(8) for more information about EXTENSIONS.  The options are as follows:

     -v      Enable verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.  This option is included if built with EXTENSIONS.

EXIT STATUS

     The groupdel utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

     group(5), group(8), user(8)

HISTORY

     The groupdel utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.5.  It is based on the addnerd package by the same author.

AUTHORS

     The groupdel utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <agc@NetBSD.org>.

BSD
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groupdel(1M)						  System Administration Commands					      groupdel(1M)

NAME

       groupdel - 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

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       users(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.

SunOS 5.10							    14 Sep 1992 						      groupdel(1M)