userdel(8)

NAME
userdel - delete an user account

SYNOPSIS

userdel [-D binddn] [-P path] [-r[-f]]
    [--service service] [--help] [-u] [-v] account

DESCRIPTION
userdel deletes an user account from the local system files or a LDAP database and removes all entries that refer to account from the group database. Before the account is removed, the USERDEL_PRECMD command as defined in login.defs(5) is called, after removal the USERDEL_POSTCMD command is called.

OPTIONS

-r, --remove-home
    Remove the whole home directory and the mail spool of the specified account. Files located in other directories will have to be searched for and deleted manually.

-f, --force
    This option is used to force the removal of files, even if not owned by the account.

--service service
    Add the account to a special directory. The default is files, but ldap is also valid.

-D, --binddn binddn
    Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory. The user will be prompted for a password for simple authentication.

-P, --path path
    The passwd and shadow files are located below the specified directory path. chpasswd will use this files, not /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.

--help
    Print a list of valid options with a short description.

-u, --usage
    Print a short list of valid options.

-v, --version
    Print the version number and exit.

FILES
passwd - user account information
shadow - shadow user account information
group - group information

SEE ALSO
passwd(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shadow(5), useradd(8), usermod(8)

AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>