roledel(8)

ROLEDEL(8) ROLEDEL(8)

NAME

roledel - Delete roles and remove priviledges from role

SYNOPSIS

roledel [-m] [-f FILE.role | -S] ROLE [GROUP...]

roledel -r [-f FILE.role | -S] ROLE

DESCRIPTION

roledel is utility allows to remove priviledges groups from role groups. This mean that all users at role group excludes from all privileges groups which removed from modified role.

By default /etc/role is changed. Roles from /etc/role.d are changed with -f or -S option, see role(5).

OPTIONS

-h [ --help ]
produce help message
-r [ --remove ]
remove role with all privilegies
-m [ --skip-missing-groups ]
skipping for missed privilegies instead error
-f [ --file=FILE.role ]
change role in additional file /etc/role.d/FILE.role
-S [ --system ]
change system role in additional file /etc/role.d/ROLE.role
-v [ --version ]
print the version of roledel being used

FILES

/etc/role, /etc/role.d/*.role

SEE ALSO

role(5), roleadd(8), rolelst(8)

October 2026 libnss-role