The userdel command deletes a user account from the system and makes the appropriate account-related changes to the system file and file system.
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Use userdel command to remove user account rockyjr (but not home directory only remove entry from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files)
# userdel rockyjr
Pass -r option to userdel command to remove users home directory and login information:
# userdel -r rockyjr
Posted by: Vivek Gite
The author is the creator of nixCraft and a seasoned sysadmin, DevOps engineer, and a trainer for the Linux operating system/Unix shell scripting. Get the latest tutorials on SysAdmin, Linux/Unix and open source topics via RSS/XML feed or weekly email newsletter.
