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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!imci3!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!van-bc!news.mindlink.net!uniserve!usenet From: tim@gfmurray.com (Tim Baird) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Removing Users from FreeBSD 2.0 Date: 22 May 1996 23:16:03 GMT Organization: G.F.Murray Company Lines: 19 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4o077j$6t1@atlas.uniserve.com> References: <4nvobf$dvu@news.starnet.net> <4nvuc8$622@atlas.uniserve.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: client3.gfmurray.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+ In article <4nvuc8$622@atlas.uniserve.com>, tim@gfmurray.com (Tim Baird) says: > >In article <4nvobf$dvu@news.starnet.net>, ds3721@strydr.com (David Schnardthorst) says: >> >>What is the easiest way to remove users under FreeBSD 2.0. Can I just take >>them out of the passwd file, or is there another way? >> >>Thank You, >> >>============================================================================ >>David Schnardthorst, Systems/Network Eng. * Phone: (314)838-6839 >>Stryder Communications, Inc. * Fax: (314)838-8527 >>869 St. Francois * E-Mail: ds3721@strydr.com >>Florissant, MO 63031 * URL: http://www.strydr.com >>============================================================================ >Use vipw and pound "dd" on every user line that you want to zap. > >Hit ":wq" when done. Oh yes, don't forget to zap their home directories.....