groupdel(1M)                                                   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.

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

DIAGNOSTICS
     The command exits with one of the following values:

      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.

LOCALE
     The LCMESSAGES environment variable governs the language in which
     message texts are displayed.

     If LCMESSAGES is undefined or is defined as the null string, it
     defaults to the value of LANG. If LANG is likewise undefined or null,
     the system acts as if it were not internationalized.

     If any of the locale variables has an invalid value, the system acts
     as if none of the variables was set.

     The LCALL environment variable governs the entire locale. LCALL
     takes precedence over all the other environment variables which affect
     internationalization.

FILES
     /etc/group

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











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