How do I delete a user?

[Krista]

I've looked through all the newbie guides and I've found how to Create a user, but how do I delete one? (Linux Redhat Server)

Krista

[Mountainman]

Open up linuxconf and go to the user manager section. It should bring up the list of users. Select the one you want and at the bottom should be delete or something to that extent.

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[tminos]

userdel <username>

Just replace <username> with the users name, minus the <> of course.

[*Lo*Tek*]

you may also want to use the '-r' switch to delete the user's home directory as well...

you may want to read the man page for userdel by typing

man userdel

if you wanted a detailed explanation about the things userdel does...

[This message has been edited by *Lo*Tek* (edited 24 January 2001).]

[Krista]

Bizarre. I could've sworn that I tried that. Maybe it doesn't work if I'm SU'd to root rather than logged in direct? Or may I just typed it wrong *sigh*

Thanks!

Krista


Originally posted by *Lo*Tek*:
you may also want to use the '-r' switch to delete the user's home directory as well...

you may want to read the man page for userdel by typing

man userdel

if you wanted a detailed explanation about the things userdel does...

[This message has been edited by *Lo*Tek* (edited 24 January 2001).]