06-13-2002
default to Master first.
If I remember correctly, authentication for users in an NIS environment is to validate with the master /etc/passwd /etc/group first. You can force a user to validate on the client machine, but the default is to validate on the Master.
Because you can have users defined on the Master that aren't defined in the client's passwd file and still be able to logon. Typically most client passwd files will only contain root and system related IDs and not much else.
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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:
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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
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NOTES
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