Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 20:43:14 +0200 From: Simon Barner <barner@in.tum.de> To: OLAF STEIN <stein.175@osu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remove users from system Message-ID: <20040513184314.GA8574@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> In-Reply-To: <4d01124d0e90.4d0e904d0112@osu.edu> References: <4d01124d0e90.4d0e904d0112@osu.edu>
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--XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OLAF STEIN wrote: [ pls wrap your lines at column 72-76 (for those reading mail in a text console - thanks ] =20 > i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might sound > a little stupid >=20 > the problem > i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in /etc/passwd > and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no other groups) >=20 > the users are still able to login after i deleted them > the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot > find their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them > from their >=20 > the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser command > is executed and i did all actions manually except the deletion of the > home directories of those users, because i want to keep them You can also safely use rmuser, since it will prompt whether the home directory is to be removed or not. Simon --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAo8HCCkn+/eutqCoRAlUKAKDHe4yulaThmtO9qmxC6wme5nZvTwCfVFRF qXI94t5PNWTYoeuGKE+k9Nc= =epYM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l--
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