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groupdel(1M)		System Administration Commands		  groupdel(1M)

NAME
       groupdel - delete a group definition from the system

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/groupdel group

DESCRIPTION
       The  groupdel  utility  deletes	a group definition from the system. It
       deletes the appropriate entry from the /etc/group file.

OPERANDS
       group	An existing group name to be deleted.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Success.

       2	Invalid command syntax. A usage message for the groupdel  com‐
		mand is displayed.

       6	group does not exist.

       10	Cannot update the /etc/group file.

FILES
       /etc/group      system file containing group definitions

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │SUNWcsu			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       users(1B),   groupadd(1M),   groupmod(1M),   logins(1M),	  useradd(1M),
       userdel(1M), usermod(1M), attributes(5)

NOTES
       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.

SunOS 5.10			  14 Sep 1992			  groupdel(1M)

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