NAME
userdel - delete an user account
SYNOPSIS
| userdel [-D binddn] [-P path] [-r[-f]] | |
| [--service service] [--help] [-u] [-v] account | |
DESCRIPTION
userdel deletes an user account from the local system files or a LDAP database and removes all entries that refer to account from the group database. Before the account is removed, the USERDEL_PRECMD command as defined in login.defs(5) is called, after removal the USERDEL_POSTCMD command is called.
OPTIONS
| -r, --remove-home | |
| Remove the whole home directory and the mail spool of the specified account. Files located in other directories will have to be searched for and deleted manually. | |
| -f, --force | This option is used to force the removal of files, even if not owned by the account. |
| --service service | |
| Add the account to a special directory. The default is files, but ldap is also valid. | |
| -D, --binddn binddn | |
| Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory. The user will be prompted for a password for simple authentication. | |
| -P, --path path | |
| The passwd and shadow files are located below the specified directory path. chpasswd will use this files, not /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. | |
| --help | Print a list of valid options with a short description. |
| -u, --usage | Print a short list of valid options. |
| -v, --version | |
| Print the version number and exit. | |
FILES
passwd - user account information
shadow - shadow user account information
group - group information
SEE ALSO
passwd(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shadow(5), useradd(8), usermod(8)
AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
