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-.\" Title: groupdel
-.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 05/25/2012
-.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.1.5.1
-.\" Language: English
-.\"
-.TH "GROUPDEL" "8" "05/25/2012" "shadow\-utils 4\&.1\&.5\&.1" "System Management Commands"
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-.\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673
-.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html
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-.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
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-.SH "NAME"
-groupdel \- delete a group
-.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP \w'\fBgroupdel\fR\ 'u
-\fBgroupdel\fR [\fIoptions\fR] \fIGROUP\fR
-.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-.PP
-The
-\fBgroupdel\fR
-command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to
-\fIGROUP\fR\&. The named group must exist\&.
-.SH "OPTIONS"
-.PP
-The options which apply to the
-\fBgroupdel\fR
-command are:
-.PP
-\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-.RS 4
-Display help message and exit\&.
-.RE
-.PP
-\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-root\fR \fICHROOT_DIR\fR
-.RS 4
-Apply changes in the
-\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
-directory and use the configuration files from the
-\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
-directory\&.
-.RE
-.SH "CAVEATS"
-.PP
-You may not remove the primary group of any existing user\&. You must remove the user before you remove the group\&.
-.PP
-You should manually check all file systems to ensure that no files remain owned by this group\&.
-.SH "CONFIGURATION"
-.PP
-The following configuration variables in
-/etc/login\&.defs
-change the behavior of this tool:
-.PP
-\fBMAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP\fR (number)
-.RS 4
-Maximum members per group entry\&. When the maximum is reached, a new group entry (line) is started in
-/etc/group
-(with the same name, same password, and same GID)\&.
-.sp
-The default value is 0, meaning that there are no limits in the number of members in a group\&.
-.sp
-This feature (split group) permits to limit the length of lines in the group file\&. This is useful to make sure that lines for NIS groups are not larger than 1024 characters\&.
-.sp
-If you need to enforce such limit, you can use 25\&.
-.sp
-Note: split groups may not be supported by all tools (even in the Shadow toolsuite)\&. You should not use this variable unless you really need it\&.
-.RE
-.SH "FILES"
-.PP
-/etc/group
-.RS 4
-Group account information\&.
-.RE
-.PP
-/etc/gshadow
-.RS 4
-Secure group account information\&.
-.RE
-.SH "EXIT VALUES"
-.PP
-The
-\fBgroupdel\fR
-command exits with the following values:
-.PP
-\fI0\fR
-.RS 4
-success
-.RE
-.PP
-\fI2\fR
-.RS 4
-invalid command syntax
-.RE
-.PP
-\fI6\fR
-.RS 4
-specified group doesn\*(Aqt exist
-.RE
-.PP
-\fI8\fR
-.RS 4
-can\*(Aqt remove user\*(Aqs primary group
-.RE
-.PP
-\fI10\fR
-.RS 4
-can\*(Aqt update group file
-.RE
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.PP
-
-\fBchfn\fR(1),
-\fBchsh\fR(1),
-\fBpasswd\fR(1),
-\fBgpasswd\fR(8),
-\fBgroupadd\fR(8),
-\fBgroupmod\fR(8),
-\fBuseradd\fR(8),
-\fBuserdel\fR(8),
-\fBusermod\fR(8)\&.