userdel(1M)                      DG/UX 5.4.2                     userdel(1M)


NAME
       userdel - delete a user's login from the system

SYNOPSIS
       userdel [-y] [-r] login

DESCRIPTION
       The userdel command deletes a user's login from the system and makes
       the appropriate login-related changes to the system file and file
       system.

       The following options are available:

       -y     Perform the requested operation on the global NIS (YP)
              database.  Without this option, the requested operation is
              performed on the local database in the /etc directory.  This
              option is valid only when the machine on which the command is
              run is the NIS master.  The -y option uses the default source
              directory derived from the SRC_DIR variable specified in the
              NIS makefile (/etc/yp/Makefile).

       -r     Remove the user's home directory from the system.  This
              directory must exist.  The files and directories under the
              home directory will no longer be accessible following
              successful execution of the command.

       login  A string of printable characters that specifies an existing
              login on the system.  It may not contain a colon (:), or a
              newline (\n).

FILES
       /etc/passwd
       /etc/group

DIAGNOSTICS
       The userdel command exits with one of the following values:

       0      Success.

       2      Invalid command syntax.  A usage message for the userdel
              command is displayed.

       6      The login to be removed does not exist.

       8      The login to be removed is in use.

       10     Cannot update the /etc/group file but the login is removed
              from the /etc/passwd file.

       12     Cannot remove or otherwise modify the home directory.

SEE ALSO
       groupadd(1M), groupdel(1M), groupmod(1M), listusers(1), logins(1M),
       passwd(1), useradd(1M), usermod(1M).



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