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
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