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FreeBSD: Delete User Account Command

last updated April 9, 2013 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX

How do I remove the tom user under FreeBSD operating system using command line options?

Linux / Unix: Find Hidden Directories, Files and Folders

last updated June 26, 2012 in UNIX

I‘m a new Unix user and trying to find the hidden directory called .movies but I do not know where it is on the file system. How do I find a hidden folder or directories under Unix like operating systems?

Linux / Unix AWK: Read a Text File

last updated April 20, 2012 in UNIX

How do I read a text file using awk pattern scanning and text processing language under Linux / Unix like operating systems?

Could not chdir to home directory /root: No such file or directory Error and Solution

last updated October 25, 2012 in Troubleshooting

When I ssh into my server and login as t root user and I’m getting the following error on screen:

Could not chdir to home directory /root: No such file or directory

How do I fix this error under CentOS or Debian Linux server?

Linux / Unix: Bash Find Matching All Dot Files

last updated April 24, 2013 in Linux

A dot-file is generally any file whose name begins with a full stop. In Linux or Unix like operating system it is also called as hidden file. How do I list all dot files in my home directory?

Linux Delete / Remove User Account Using userdel Command

last updated December 30, 2018 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, User Management

How do I remove a user’s access from my server? How do I delete a user account under Linux operating systems?

Help: Old Employees Accessing The Linux Server

last updated October 2, 2014 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FAQ, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Ubuntu Linux

I‘ve recently noticed that two of my former employees are still accessing one of our Linux box. Old user account wasn’t deleted because it has some important files. How do I make sure account get deleted without losing files and email stored in the account? Can you describe a terminations clearance policy for an employee account including email accounts, forwarding aliases, ssh / ftp, and access to vpn dialup services under Red Hat Enterprise Linux server?