Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:50:24 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: itpr0 <techprosup@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Completely remove user from system Message-ID: <20101223125024.GA6231@slackbox.erewhon.net> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimb60hZE558XdJf3U%2BxdvdWSUZ=Bxq-=P1AEbMs@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTimb60hZE558XdJf3U%2BxdvdWSUZ=Bxq-=P1AEbMs@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 10:06:31AM -0200, itpr0 wrote:
> Hi list,
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> We are using postfix with system user authentication, I have to completely
> remove an user for the system so he couldn't auth to send e-mails.
>=20
> Some coworkers told to just remove the lines from /etc/passwd and
> /etc/master.passwd... I did that but the user still can authenticate.
>=20
> using "pw user show XXX" returns that still have a register from the user
> XXX but trying the "pw user del XXX" it says there is no such user..
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> I tried rmuser and here is the return:
>=20
> # rmuser XXX
> Matching password entry:
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> XXX:*:20887:1014::0:0:XXXXX XXXXX:/home/XXX:/nonexistent
>=20
> Is this the entry you wish to remove? y
> Remove user's home directory (/home/XXXX)? y
> Removing user (XXX): home passwdpw: user 'XXX' does not exist: No such fi=
le
> or directory
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> There is any other thing that I can do to completely remove this user? It=
's
> urgent 'cos it's sending a lot of spam mails :( and our server administra=
tor
> is on vacation :/
> Thank you.
After modifying /etc/master.passwd, you need to run pwd_mkdb(8):
pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd
Roland
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R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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