NetLocalGroupDel

The NetLocalGroupDel function deletes a local group account and all its members from the accounts database.

Security Requirements

Only members of the Administrators or Account Operators local group can successfully execute NetLocalGroupDel.

NET_API_STATUS NetLocalGroupDel(
  LPWSTR servername,     
  LPWSTR LocalGroupName  
);

Parameters

servername
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the remote server on which the function is to execute. A NULL pointer or string specifies the local computer.
LocalGroupName
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the local group account to delete.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is NERR_Success.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED The user does not have access to the requested information.
NERR_InvalidComputer The computer name is invalid.
NERR_NotPrimary The operation is allowed only on the primary domain controller of the domain.
NERR_GroupExists The group already exists.
NERR_UserExists The user account already exists.
ERROR_NO_SUCH_ALIAS The alias group does not exist.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Unsupported.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in lmaccess.h.
  Import Library: Use netapi32.lib.

See Also

Networking (Net) Overview, Net Functions, NetLocalGroupAdd