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From: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@postoffice.ptd.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HELP! how do you remove a user from BSD ?????
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 21:49:08 -0500
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Tim Daneliuk wrote:
> 
> 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 ????
> >
> 
> 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.

Don't overlook the possibility that the to-be-deleted user may own files
in other directories.