NAME
groupdel - delete a group entry
SYNOPSIS
| groupdel [-D binddn] [-P path] [--service service] | |
| [--help] [-u] [-v] group | |
DESCRIPTION
groupdel removes a group entry from the local system files or a LDAP database. A primary group of any existing user is not removeable. All filesystems must be checked manually to insure that no files remain with the named group.
OPTIONS
| --service service | |
| Add the account to a special directory. The default is files, but ldap is also valid. | |
| -D, --binddn binddn | |
| Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory. The user will be prompted for a password for simple authentication. | |
| -P, --path path | |
| The passwd and shadow files are located below the specified directory path. chpasswd will use this files, not /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. | |
| --help | Print a list of valid options with a short description. |
| -u, --usage | Print a short list of valid options. |
| -v, --version | |
| Print the version number and exit. | |
FILES
group - group information
SEE ALSO
passwd(1), login.defs(5), group(5), groupadd(8), groupmod(8)
AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
