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Subject: Re: How to delete user ? 
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Snob Art Genre writes:
>
> There are scripts around that can do it, but you should know anyway:
> 
> 1) Use vipw to delete their entry in the passwd file.  
> 2) Use your editor of choice to remove their group from /etc/group.
> 3) rm -r /usr/home/whatever
> 4) rm /var/mail/whatever

Don't forget to look for cron and at jobs.

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