groupdel(1M)      MISC. REFERENCE MANUAL PAGES       groupdel(1M)



NAME
     groupdel - delete a group definition from the system

SYNOPSIS
     groupdel group

DESCRIPTION
     The groupdel command deletes a  group  definition  from  the
     system.    It   deletes   the  appropriate  entry  from  the
     /etc/group file.  The following options are available:

     group
          A string of printable  characters  that  specifies  the
          group to be deleted.

FILES
     /etc/group

SEE ALSO
     groupadd(1M),   groupmod(1M),    logins(1M),    useradd(1M),
     userdel(1M), usermod(1M), users(1).

DIAGNOSTICS
     The groupdel command exits with one of the following values:

     0    Success.

     2    Invalid command syntax.  A usage message for the group-
          del command is displayed.

     6    group does not exist.

     10   Cannot update the /etc/group file.






















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