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groupdel - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
groupdel - delete a group
SYNOPSIS
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groupdel group
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DESCRIPTION
The
groupdel
command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to
group. The named group must exist.
You must manually check all file systems to insure that no files remain with the named group as the file group ID.
CAVEATS
You may not remove the primary group of any existing user. You must remove the user before you remove the group.
FILES
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/etc/group
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Group account information.
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/etc/gshadow
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Secure group account information.
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EXIT VALUES
The
groupdel
command exits with the following values:
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0
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success
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2
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invalid command syntax
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6
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specified group doesn’t exist
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8
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cant remove users primary group
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10
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cant update group file
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SEE ALSO
chfn(1),
chsh(1),
passwd(1),
gpasswd(8),
groupadd(8),
groupmod(8),
useradd(8),
userdel(8),
usermod(8)
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