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)