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From: Stephen Fisher <lithium@cia-g.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Removing Users from FreeBSD 2.0
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 02:11:51 -0600
Organization: New Mexico Internet Access
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That just suspends the users.  What if you want to delete them all in 
all?  You need to delete home directories, crontabs, mailbox, etc.. along 
with the password entires.  Especially if you're a medium/large site that 
can't have those things laying around for dead users.

On 23 May 1996, Don Yuniskis wrote:

> In article <4nvuc8$622@atlas.uniserve.com>, Tim Baird <tim@gfmurray.com> wrote:
> >In article <4nvobf$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?
> >
> >Use vipw and pound "dd" on every user line that you want to zap.
> 
> Hmmm.... I'd advocate replacing their shell with /nonexistent and *leaving*
> everything else where it is.  In other words, keep the record of their UID
> (etc.) and don't reuse the ID number.
> 
> Unless, of course, you have **lots** of users or are a "casual" site.
> 
> 

 - Steve
  - Systems Manager
  - Community Internet Access