Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:59:34 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Removing user from lan. Solved! Message-ID: <52D98BA6.5000100@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <20140117205006.768a233e.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <52D89B2C.3080801@hdk5.net> <20140117205006.768a233e.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:53:32 -1000, Al Plant wrote: >> Aloha, >> >> Could anyone please send me to a how to on removing an unwanted user >> from the lan on FreeBSD 9 and 8. >> I tried to remove the adduser file and name and I still cant use the >> name that was there before. > > Deleting the home directory is not sufficient, as the account > will still be active in files like /etc/passwd and the user > database. So while an interactive login might be inhibited > (due to a non-extisting home directory or login shell), other > kinds of access, like FTP and maybe even scp, may still be > possible. That's why the account has to be deleted entirely. > The "rmuser" and "pw userdel" commands can do this. They also > make sure the user is removed from the (generated) binary > databases. > > > >> I read the man page and cant see from that how to get rid off all the >> parts of the old account. > > You should have a look at "man rmuser" and "man pw". > > ############# Thanks, Olivier and Poly.... I finally remembered the command when you mentioned. You are great at helping fix mind blocks. I just used "rmuser" and the problem is gone. :) ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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