Delete a local group
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You can delete a local group from the storage virtual machine (SVM) if it is no longer needed for determining access rights to data associated with that SVM or if it is no longer needed for assigning SVM user rights (privileges) to group members.
Keep the following in mind when deleting local groups:
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The file system is not altered.
Windows Security Descriptors on files and directories that refer to this group are not adjusted.
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If the group does not exist, an error is returned.
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The special Everyone group cannot be deleted.
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Built-in groups such as BUILTIN\Administrators BUILTIN\Users cannot be deleted.
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Determine the name of the local group that you want to delete by displaying the list of local groups on the SVM:
vserver cifs users-and-groups local-group show -vserver vserver_name -
Delete the local group:
vserver cifs users-and-groups local-group delete -vserver vserver_name ‑group-name group_name -
Verify that the group is deleted:
vserver cifs users-and-groups local-user show -vserver vserver_name
The following example deletes the local group “CIFS_SERVER\sales” associated with SVM vs1:
cluster1::> vserver cifs users-and-groups local-group show -vserver vs1 Vserver Group Name Description --------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- vs1 BUILTIN\Administrators Built-in Administrators group vs1 BUILTIN\Backup Operators Backup Operators group vs1 BUILTIN\Power Users Restricted administrative privileges vs1 BUILTIN\Users All users vs1 CIFS_SERVER\engineering vs1 CIFS_SERVER\sales cluster1::> vserver cifs users-and-groups local-group delete -vserver vs1 -group-name CIFS_SERVER\sales cluster1::> vserver cifs users-and-groups local-group show -vserver vs1 Vserver Group Name Description --------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- vs1 BUILTIN\Administrators Built-in Administrators group vs1 BUILTIN\Backup Operators Backup Operators group vs1 BUILTIN\Power Users Restricted administrative privileges vs1 BUILTIN\Users All users vs1 CIFS_SERVER\engineering