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* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml, man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml, man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml, man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml: New documentation of login.defs variables. * man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the MAIL_FILE documentation. * man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s. * man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml, man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml, man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml, man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml, man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml, man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section. * man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile. * man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented. * man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the distributed files.
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP SYSTEM "login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml">
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* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml, man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml, man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml, man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml: New documentation of login.defs variables. * man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the MAIL_FILE documentation. * man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s. * man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml, man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml, man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml, man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml, man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml, man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section. * man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile. * man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented. * man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the distributed files.
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<refentry id='groupdel.8'>
<!-- $Id$ -->
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>groupdel</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">System Management Commands</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv id='name'>
<refname>groupdel</refname>
<refpurpose>delete a group</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<!-- body begins here -->
<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>
</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>
<para>
You should manually check all file systems to ensure that no files
remain owned by this group.
</para>
</refsect1>
* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml, man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml, man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml, man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml, man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml: New documentation of login.defs variables. * man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the MAIL_FILE documentation. * man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s. * man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml, man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml, man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml, man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml, man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml, man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section. * man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile. * man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented. * man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the distributed files.
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<refsect1 id='configuration'>
<title>CONFIGURATION</title>
<para>
The following configuration variables in
<filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this
tool:
</para>
<variablelist>
&MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP;
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='files'>
<title>FILES</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Group account information.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry condition="gshadow">
<term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Secure group account information.</para>
</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>
<para>success</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>2</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>invalid command syntax</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>6</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>specified group doesn't exist</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>8</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>can't remove user's primary group</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>10</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>can't update group file</para>
</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>gpasswd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</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>
</refentry>