userdel(8)
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USERDEL(8) NetBSD System Manager's Manual USERDEL(8)
NAME
userdel - remove a user from the system
SYNOPSIS
userdel -D [-p preserve-value]
userdel [-prv] user
DESCRIPTION
The userdel utility removes a user from the system, optionally removing
that user's home diretory and any subdirectories.
The first format of the command shown above (utilising the -D option)
sets and displays the defaults for the userdel utility.
-D without any further options, -D will show the current defaults
which will be used by the userdel utility. Together with one of
the options shown for the first version of the command, -D will
set the default to be the new value.
-p preserve-value
sets the preservation value. If this value is one of `true',
`yes', or a non-zero number, then the user login information will
be preserved.
The following command line options are recognised:
-p preserve the user information in the password file, but do not
allow the user to login, by switching the password to an
``impossible'' one, and by setting the user's shell to the
false(1) program. This option can be helpful in preserving a us-
er's files for later use by members of that person's group after
the user has moved on. This value can also be set in the
/etc/usermgmt.conf file, using the `preserve' field. If the field
has any of the values `true', `yes', or a non-zero number, then
user information preservation will take place.
-r remove the user's home directory, any subdirectories, and any
files and other entries in them.
-v perform any actions in a verbose manner.
The userdel utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
FILES
/etc/usermgmt.conf
SEE ALSO
false(1), passwd(5)
HISTORY
The userdel utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. It is based on the
addnerd package by the same author.
AUTHOR
The userdel utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks (agc@netbsd.org).
NetBSD November 30, 1999 1
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