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118 lines
3.7 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
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<refentry id='groupdel.8'>
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<!-- $Id: groupdel.8.xml,v 1.5 2005/04/27 16:44:12 kloczek Exp $ -->
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>groupdel</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv id='name'>
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<refname>groupdel</refname>
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<refpurpose>Delete a group</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<!-- body begins here -->
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<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>groupdel</command>
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<arg choice='plain'>
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<replaceable>group</replaceable>
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</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id='description'>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para> The <command>groupdel</command> command modifies the system
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account files, deleting all entries that refer to <emphasis
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remap='I'>group</emphasis>. The named group must exist.
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</para>
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<para>You must manually check all filesystems to insure that no files
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remain with the named group as the file group ID.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='caveats'>
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<title>CAVEATS</title>
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<para>You may not remove the primary group of any existing user. You
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must remove the user before you remove the group.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='files'>
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<title>FILES</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
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<listitem>group account information</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term>
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<listitem>secure group account information</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='exit_values'>
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<title>EXIT VALUES</title>
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<variablelist remap='TP'>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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The <command>groupdel</command> command exits with the
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following values:
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<!-- .br -->
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<para>
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<literal>0</literal> - success
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<!-- .br -->
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<literal>2</literal> - invalid command syntax
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<!-- .br -->
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<literal>6</literal> - specified group doesn't exist
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<!-- .br -->
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<literal>8</literal> - can't remove user's primary
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group <!-- .br -->
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<literal>10</literal> - can't update group file
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='see_also'>
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>groupadd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>groupmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>userdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>usermod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='author'>
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<title>AUTHOR</title>
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<para>Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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