12-11-2008
Usually the commands are called groupadd, groupmod, and groupdel. Also there is useradd, usermod, and userdel.
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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)