groupdel — Delete a Group Definition from the System
Synopsis
/usr/sbin/groupdel group
Description
Use the groupdel command to delete a group definition from the system. It deletes the appropriate entry from the /etc/group file.
Note
The groupdel command deletes a group definition only from 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.
Operands
| group | An existing group name to be deleted. |
Exit Status
| 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. |
Files
| /etc/group ... |
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