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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!news.cais.net!bofh.dot!news.ac.net!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!newsfeeds.ans.net!n3ott.istar!ott.istar!istar.net!n1ott.istar!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 20:44:56 GMT Organization: G.F.Murray Company Lines: 16 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4nvuc8$622@atlas.uniserve.com> References: <4nvobf$dvu@news.starnet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: client3.gfmurray.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+ 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.