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From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@netsinc.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HELP! how do you remove a user from BSD ?????
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 14:49:03 -0600
Organization: Nets Inc.
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Tony wrote:
> 
> I've done it once before by deleting files, and it worked BUT there must be
> a command
> or a switch on a command to remove users from the system ????
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony
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> >>>> N5GPI WWW SITE - HTTP://WWW.GCR1.COM/N5GPI <<<<
>             Best Experienced with Microsoft Internet Explorer 2+

The simplest way I know is to run 'vipw' and delete the line
containing the entry for that user.  Be sure also to remove that user's
directory and their entries in the /etc/group file.
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