Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 14:53:44 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: Dave Clements <dave@fcs.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removing Users Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961121145124.5382L-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <329613BF.5BD5@fcs.net>
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On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, Dave Clements wrote: > How do I remove a user from the database? I can't seem to find any info > anywhere on removing or editing users files. > > Dave > Fischer Computer Systems > 1. Set your EDITOR variable to an editor you like. 2. Use vipw to remove the user's line from /etc/master.passwd. Do not edit this file directly. 3. Edit /etc/group and remove their login group, if they have their own. 4. cd /home and rm -r their home directory. 5. cd /var/mail and delete their mail file. Ben
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