Removing a user.

[Michael Havens]

[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$ which usrdel
which: no usrdel in (/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin)
[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$ locate usrdel
[bmike1@localhost bmike1]$

It would seem that I don't have it?



On Thursday 13 February 2003 02:46 pm, Mike Starke wrote:
> 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 wan=
ted
> 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 th=
e
> /_> 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 severa=
l).
> /_> 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 directo=
ry.
> /_> Locate is going to look for all files that are owned by the specifi=
ed
> /_> user.  Hmmmm..... now that I think about it, it should have found t=
he
> home /_> directory - unless for some reason its not owned by Downloadte=
st.=20
> Try the /_> finger command.  Using my account as an example, it would l=
ook
> something /_> like this:
> /_>
> /_> finger sbrews
> /_> login: sbrews=09=09name: scott
> /_> directory: /home/sbrews ...
> /_>
> /_> complete output not pasted - but you get the idea.  Note the direct=
ory
> for /_> the user.
> /_>
> /_> > Why didn't it go to /home3?
> /_
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