groupdel(8)

1GROUPDEL(8)               System Management Commands               GROUPDEL(8)
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NAME

6       groupdel - delete a group
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SYNOPSIS

9       groupdel group
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DESCRIPTION

12       The groupdel command modifies the system account files, deleting all
13       entries that refer to group. The named group must exist.
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CAVEATS

16       You may not remove the primary group of any existing user. You must
17       remove the user before you remove the group.
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19       You should manually check all file systems to ensure that no files
20       remain owned by this group.
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CONFIGURATION

23       The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the
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26       MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP (number)
27           Maximum members per group entry. When the maximum is reached, a new
28           group entry (line) is started in /etc/group (with the same name,
29           same password, and same GID).
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31           The default value is 0, meaning that there are no limits in the
32           number of members in a group.
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34           This feature (split group) permits to limit the length of lines in
35           the group file. This is useful to make sure that lines for NIS
36           groups are not larger than 1024 characters.
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38           If you need to enforce such limit, you can use 25.
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40           Note: split groups may not be supported by all tools (even in the
41           Shadow toolsuite). You should not use this variable unless you
42           really need it.
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FILES

45       /etc/group
46           Group account information.
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48       /etc/gshadow
49           Secure group account information.
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EXIT VALUES

52       The groupdel command exits with the following values:
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61           specified group doesn´t exist
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64           can´t remove user´s primary group
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67           can´t update group file
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