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<refentry id='groupdel.8'>
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  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>groupdel</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv id='name'>
    <refname>groupdel</refname>
    <refpurpose>Delete a group</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
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  <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>groupdel</command>    
      <arg choice='plain'>
        <replaceable>group</replaceable>
      </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
  
  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para> The <command>groupdel</command> command modifies the system
      account files, deleting all entries that refer to <emphasis
      remap='I'>group</emphasis>. The named group must exist.
    </para>
    
    <para>You must manually check all filesystems to insure that no files
      remain with the named group as the file group ID.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='caveats'>
    <title>CAVEATS</title>
    <para>You may not remove the primary group of any existing user. You
      must remove the user before you remove the group.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='files'>
    <title>FILES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
        <listitem>group account information</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term>
        <listitem>secure group account information</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='exit_values'>
    <title>EXIT VALUES</title>
    <para>
      The <command>groupdel</command> command exits with the following values:
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>0</replaceable></term>
	  <listitem>success</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>2</replaceable></term>
	  <listitem>invalid command syntax</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>8</replaceable></term>
	  <listitem>can't remove user's primary group</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><replaceable>10</replaceable></term>
	  <listitem>can't update group file</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para><citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>groupadd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>groupmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>userdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>usermod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='author'>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>
    <para>Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)</para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
