1userdel(1M) System Administration Commands userdel(1M)
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6 userdel - delete a user's login from the system
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9 userdel [-r] login
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13 The userdel utility deletes a user account from the system and makes
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20 -r Remove the user's home directory from the system. This directory
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29 login An existing login name to be deleted.
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59 /etc/shadow system file contain users' encrypted passwords and
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75 ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
76 │ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
77 ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
78 │Availability │SUNWcsu │
79 └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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82 auths(1), passwd(1), profiles(1), roles(1), users(1B), groupadd(1M),
83 groupdel(1M), groupmod(1M), logins(1M), roleadd(1M), rolemod(1M), user‐
84 add(1M), userdel(1M), usermod(1M), passwd(4), prof_attr(4),
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96SunOS 5.11 8 Sep 1999 userdel(1M)