Re: userdel ???

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From: Scott Hamilton
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 00:00

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James Robinson <onicstek@magna.com.au> writes:

>I am trying to find a copy of a linux app, called 'userdel'.

>I've got a book called RUNNING LINUX, by O'reilly & associates.  And on 
>page 135 they mention this programme is available.  

>I've got the August 1995 4 CD set of Linux but can't find it on them, 
>and have searched all the FTP archives, and can't it there either.

>Anybody got any clues?

You hardly need a program to delete a user. Just remove their
entry from /etc/passwd and remove their home directory and any
other files they might have eg /var/spool/mail/UID

{  Scott Hamilton       	/	      seemed like				}
{  ash02@uow.edu.au	  	  /		a fun thing to do at the time	}

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