Removing a user.

[Mike Starke]

Try : 'which userdel'


On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 02:37:31PM -0700, Michael Havens wrote:
/_[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$ man usrdel
/_No manual entry for usrdel
/_[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$ man delusr
/_No manual entry for delusr
/_[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$ man rmusr
/_No manual entry for rmusr
/_[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$ man usrrm
/_No manual entry for usrrm
/_[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$
/_
/_Well, I tried but that is the wrong command. Care to try again?
/_
/_On Tuesday 11 February 2003 08:50 pm, Scott wrote:
/_> On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Michael Havens wrote:
/_> > How is it done? I had created a user and decided later that I wanted it
/_> > to be in another location so I dragged the users directory to the garbage
/_> > gin as su and:
/_>
/_> Dragging the users directory to the garbage bin will only remove the
/_> directory.  The users account, in /etc/passwd, still exists.
/_>
/_> > [root@localhost bmike1]# adduser -m test -d /home2
/_> > adduser: user test exists
/_>
/_> There are a few ways to remove an account - all are ultimately the same in
/_> the end - from a command line use userdel.  IE
/_>
/_> userdel [-r] username
/_>
/_> The -r - if used - will remove the users home directory in addition to
/_> removing the account.  Leaving the -r off will remove the user but leave
/_> the home directory intact (this is sometimes desirable).
/_>
/_> Another method would be to use a gui tool (I think there are several).
/_> The gui tool usually works in this manner:
/_>
/_> Select (hilight) ther user you want to remove and click the remove button.
/_>
/_> Depending on the particular gui tool, you may be prompted to remove the
/_> home directory, etc.
/_>
/_> > so I decided a new nane wasa in order because it would not accept 'test'.
/_> >
/_> > [root@localhost bmike1]# adduser -m Downloadtest -d /home3
/_> >
/_> > and I thought "Better make sure it is where I want it.
/_> >
/_> > [root@localhost bmike1]# updatedb
/_> > locate [root@localhost bmike1]# locate Downloadtest
/_> > /var/spool/mail/Downloadtest
/_>
/_> This command is not ideal for finding the just created home directory.
/_> Locate is going to look for all files that are owned by the specified
/_> user.  Hmmmm..... now that I think about it, it should have found the home
/_> directory - unless for some reason its not owned by Downloadtest.  Try the
/_> finger command.  Using my account as an example, it would look something
/_> like this:
/_>
/_> finger sbrews
/_> login: sbrews		name: scott
/_> directory: /home/sbrews ...
/_>
/_> complete output not pasted - but you get the idea.  Note the directory for
/_> the user.
/_>
/_> > Why didn't it go to /home3?
/_
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