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 groupdel command is displayed. 

6 group does not exist. 

10 Cannot update the /etc/group file. 
 

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