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.\"	$Id: groupdel.8,v 1.4 1998/12/28 20:35:06 marekm Exp $
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.TH GROUPDEL 8
.SH NAME
groupdel \- Delete a group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B groupdel
.I group
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBgroupdel\fR command modifies the system account files, deleting
all entries that refer to \fIgroup\fR.
The named group must exist.
.PP
You must manually check all filesystems to insure that no files remain
with the named group as the file group ID.
.SH CAVEATS
You may not remove the primary group of any existing user.
You must remove the user before you remove the group.
.SH FILES
/etc/group \- group information
.br
/etc/gshadow \- secure group information
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR chfn (1),
.BR chsh (1),
.BR useradd (8),
.BR userdel (8),
.BR usermod (8),
.BR passwd (1),
.BR groupadd (8),
.BR groupmod (8)
.SH AUTHOR
Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@bga.com)