remove the given group
groupdel myfriends
if the group is not there the output will be dispalyed the group is not there
$ getent group | grep mygroup
Deletes the group developers from the system.
sudo groupdel developers
Output (if group exists):
developers:x:1001:
(If no output, the group does not exist.)
getent group developers
Lists all groups in the system.
cat /etc/group
or
getent group
Explanation:
username from groupname.groupname.sudo gpasswd -d username groupname
sudo groupdel groupname
Explanation:
username to anothergroup before deleting oldgroup.sudo usermod -g anothergroup username
sudo groupdel oldgroup
Explanation:
username from groupname before deletion.sudo deluser username groupname
sudo groupdel groupname
Explanation:
Deletes a system group (groups with GID < 1000).
sudo groupdel -r sysadmins
Explanation:
sudo groupdel testers && sudo rm -rf /home/testers
Explanation:
Forces deletion of testers, even if users are still members.
sudo groupdel -f testers
Explanation:
If there’s no output, the group has been deleted.
getent group groupname
Deletes a user group.
sudo groupdel developers