Name | Synopsis | Description | Operands | Exit Status | Files | Attributes | See Also | Notes
/usr/sbin/groupdel group
The groupdel utility deletes a group definition from the system. It deletes the appropriate entry from the /etc/group file.
The following exit values are returned:
Success.
Invalid command syntax. A usage message for the groupdel command is displayed.
group does not exist.
Cannot update the /etc/group file.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE |
ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
---|---|
Availability |
SUNWcsu |
users(1B), groupadd(1M), groupmod(1M), logins(1M), useradd(1M), userdel(1M), usermod(1M), attributes(5)
The groupdel utility 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.
Name | Synopsis | Description | Operands | Exit Status | Files | Attributes | See Also | Notes