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userdel(8)							    userdel(8)

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 speci‐
	      fied 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  authentica‐
	      tion.

       -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>

pwdutils			 October 2003			    userdel(8)

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