suse man page for groupdel

groupdel(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       groupdel(8)

NAME
       groupdel - delete a group entry

SYNOPSIS
       groupdel [-D binddn] [-P path] [--service service]
	       [--help] [-u] [-v] group

DESCRIPTION
       groupdel removes a group entry from the local system files or a LDAP database. A primary group of any existing user is not removeable.  All
       filesystems must be checked manually to insure that no files remain with the named group.

OPTIONS
       --service service
	      Add the account to a special directory. The default is files, but ldap is also valid.

       -D, --binddn binddn
	      Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory.	The user will be prompted for a password  for  simple  authentica-
	      tion.

       -P, --path path
	      The  passwd  and	shadow	files  are  located  below the specified directory path. chpasswd will use this files, not /etc/passwd and
	      /etc/shadow.

       --help Print a list of valid options with a short description.

       -u, --usage
	      Print a short list of valid options.

       -v, --version
	      Print the version number and exit.

FILES
       group - group information

SEE ALSO
       passwd(1), login.defs(5), group(5), groupadd(8), groupmod(8)

AUTHOR
       Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>

pwdutils							   October 2003 						       groupdel(8)