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Date:      Fri, 22 Nov 1996 16:12:08 -0600 (CST)
From:      Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.nodak.edu>
To:        dave@fcs.net, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Removing Users
Message-ID:  <199611222212.QAA16439@plains.nodak.edu>

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>  How do I remove a user from the database?  I can't seem to find any info
>  anywhere on removing or editing users files.

1. (optionally) backup their files
2. (oprionally) remove their files:

	for i in /home /var /tmp 
	do
		find $i -user USER -exec rm {}\;
	done
3. remove the account:
	vipw
(search for user's entry -- depends on which editor is defined in EDITOR, then
 remove that line. saving the file remakes the database)

or 
remove user's entry from /etc/master.passwd using awk and then run pwd_mkdb
to remake the database and /etc/passwd

--mark.



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