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From: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.nodak.edu>
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To: dave@fcs.net, questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Removing Users
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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.