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## Name
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groupdel - delete a group
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## Synopsis
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```**sh
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# groupdel <group>
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```
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## Description
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This program deletes a group in the system.
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This program must be run as root.
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## Caveats
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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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You should manually check all file systems to ensure that no files remain owned by this group.
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You should manually check all users to ensure that no user remain in this group.
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## Exit Values
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* 0 - Success
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* 1 - Couldn't update the group file
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* 6 - Specified group doesn't exist
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* 8 - Can't remove user's primary group
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## Files
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* `/etc/group` - group information (such as GID) in this file is deleted.
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## Examples
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```sh
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# groupdel alice
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```
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## See Also
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* [`userdel`(8)](help://man/8/userdel)
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* [`groupadd`(8)](help://man/8/groupadd)
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* [`groups`(1)](help://man/1/groups)
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