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.TH "USERDEL" "8" "04/03/2008" "System Management Commands" "System Management Commands"
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.TH "USERDEL" "8" "04/15/2009" "System Management Commands" "System Management Commands"
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\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
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This option forces the removal of the user account, even if the user is still logged in\. It also forces
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This option forces the removal of the user account, even if the user is still logged in\&. It also forces
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to remove the user\'s home directory and mail spool, even if another user uses the same home directory or if the mail spool is not owned by the specified user\. If
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to remove the user\'s home directory and mail spool, even if another user uses the same home directory or if the mail spool is not owned by the specified user\&. If
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\fIUSERGROUPS_ENAB\fR
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\fI/etc/login\.defs\fR
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and if a group exists with the same name as the deleted user, then this group will be removed, even if it is still the primary group of another user\.
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\fI/etc/login\&.defs\fR
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and if a group exists with the same name as the deleted user, then this group will be removed, even if it is still the primary group of another user\&.
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This option is dangerous and may leave your system in an inconsistent state\.
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This option is dangerous and may leave your system in an inconsistent state\&.
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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Display help message and exit\.
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Display help message and exit\&.
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\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-remove\fR
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Files in the user\'s home directory will be removed along with the home directory itself and the user\'s mail spool\. Files located in other file systems will have to be searched for and deleted manually\.
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Files in the user\'s home directory will be removed along with the home directory itself and the user\'s mail spool\&. Files located in other file systems will have to be searched for and deleted manually\&.
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The mail spool is defined by the
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.SH "CONFIGURATION"
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The following configuration variables in
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\fI/etc/login\.defs\fR
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\fI/etc/login\&.defs\fR
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change the behavior of this tool:
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\fBMAIL_DIR\fR (string)
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The mail spool directory\. This is needed to manipulate the mailbox when its corresponding user account is modified or deleted\. If not specified, a compile\-time default is used\.
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The mail spool directory\&. This is needed to manipulate the mailbox when its corresponding user account is modified or deleted\&. If not specified, a compile\-time default is used\&.
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\fBMAIL_FILE\fR (string)
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Defines the location of the users mail spool files relatively to their home directory\.
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Defines the location of the users mail spool files relatively to their home directory\&.
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to create, move, or delete the user\'s mail spool\.
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to create, move, or delete the user\'s mail spool\&.
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\fBMAIL_CHECK_ENAB\fR
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\fIyes\fR, they are also used to define the
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environment variable\.
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environment variable\&.
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\fBMAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP\fR (number)
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Maximum members per group entry\. When the maximum is reached, a new group entry (line) is started in
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Maximum members per group entry\&. When the maximum is reached, a new group entry (line) is started in
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(with the same name, same password, and same GID)\.
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The default value is 0, meaning that there are no limits in the number of members in a group\.
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This feature (split group) permits to limit the length of lines in the group file\. This is useful to make sure that lines for NIS groups are not larger than 1024 characters\.
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If you need to enforce such limit, you can use 25\.
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Note: split groups may not be supported by all tools (even in the Shadow toolsuite\. You should not use this variable unless you really need it\.
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(with the same name, same password, and same GID)\&.
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The default value is 0, meaning that there are no limits in the number of members in a group\&.
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This feature (split group) permits to limit the length of lines in the group file\&. This is useful to make sure that lines for NIS groups are not larger than 1024 characters\&.
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If you need to enforce such limit, you can use 25\&.
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Note: split groups may not be supported by all tools (even in the Shadow toolsuite)\&. You should not use this variable unless you really need it\&.
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\fBUSERDEL_CMD\fR (string)
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If defined, this command is run when removing a user\. It should remove any at/cron/print jobs etc\. owned by the user to be removed (passed as the first argument)\.
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If defined, this command is run when removing a user\&. It should remove any at/cron/print jobs etc\&. owned by the user to be removed (passed as the first argument)\&.
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\fBUSERGROUPS_ENAB\fR (boolean)
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Enable setting of the umask group bits to be the same as owner bits (examples: 022 \-> 002, 077 \-> 007) for non\-root users, if the uid is the same as gid, and username is the same as the primary group name\.
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Enable setting of the umask group bits to be the same as owner bits (examples: 022 \-> 002, 077 \-> 007) for non\-root users, if the uid is the same as gid, and username is the same as the primary group name\&.
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will remove the user\'s group if it contains no more members, and
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will create by default a group with the name of the user\.
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will create by default a group with the name of the user\&.
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Group account information\.
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Group account information\&.
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\fI/etc/login\.defs\fR
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\fI/etc/login\&.defs\fR
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Shadow password suite configuration\.
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Shadow password suite configuration\&.
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\fI/etc/passwd\fR
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User account information\.
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User account information\&.
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR
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Secure user account information\.
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Secure user account information\&.
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.SH "EXIT VALUES"
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will not allow you to remove an account if the user is currently logged in\. You must kill any running processes which belong to an account that you are deleting\.
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will not allow you to remove an account if the user is currently logged in\&. You must kill any running processes which belong to an account that you are deleting\&.
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You may not remove any NIS attributes on a NIS client\. This must be performed on the NIS server\.
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You may not remove any NIS attributes on a NIS client\&. This must be performed on the NIS server\&.
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\fIUSERGROUPS_ENAB\fR
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\fI/etc/login\.defs\fR,
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will delete the group with the same name as the user\. To avoid inconsistencies in the passwd and group databases,
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will check that this group is not used as a primary group for another user, and will just warn without deleting the user otherwise\. The
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will delete the group with the same name as the user\&. To avoid inconsistencies in the passwd and group databases,
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will check that this group is not used as a primary group for another user, and will just warn without deleting the user otherwise\&. The
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option can force the deletion of this group\.
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option can force the deletion of this group\&.
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