64 lines
1.4 KiB
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64 lines
1.4 KiB
Groff
.\" Title: groupdel
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.\" Author:
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.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.70.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
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.\" Date: 06/06/2006
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.\" Manual: System Management Commands
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.\" Source: System Management Commands
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.\"
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.TH "GROUPDEL" "8" "06/06/2006" "System Management Commands" "System Management Commands"
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.\" disable hyphenation
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.nh
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.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
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.ad l
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.SH "NAME"
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groupdel \- delete a group
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 9
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\fBgroupdel\fR \fIgroup\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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The
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\fBgroupdel\fR
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command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to
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\fIgroup\fR. The named group must exist.
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.PP
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You must manually check all file systems to insure that no files remain with the named group as the file group ID.
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.SH "CAVEATS"
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.PP
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You may not remove the primary group of any existing user. You must remove the user before you remove the group.
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.SH "FILES"
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.TP 3n
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\fI/etc/group\fR
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Group account information.
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.TP 3n
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\fI/etc/gshadow\fR
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Secure group account information.
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.SH "EXIT VALUES"
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.PP
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The
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\fBgroupdel\fR
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command exits with the following values:
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.TP 3n
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\fI0\fR
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success
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.TP 3n
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\fI2\fR
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invalid command syntax
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.TP 3n
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\fI8\fR
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can't remove user's primary group
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.TP 3n
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\fI10\fR
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can't update group file
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PP
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\fBchfn\fR(1),
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\fBchsh\fR(1),
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\fBpasswd\fR(1),
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\fBgpasswd\fR(8),
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\fBgroupadd\fR(8),
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\fBgroupmod\fR(8),
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\fBuseradd\fR(8),
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\fBuserdel\fR(8),
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\fBusermod\fR(8)
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