NAME

groupdel − delete a group definition from the system

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/groupdel group

AVAILABILITY

SUNWcsu

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. 

FILES

/etc/group

SEE ALSO

users(1B), groupadd(1M), groupmod(1M), logins(1M), useradd(1M), userdel(1M), usermod(1M)

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. 

NOTES

groupdel 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 5.5/x86  —  Last change: 14 Sep 1992