userdel(1M)           UNIX System V(Essential Utilities)            userdel(1M)


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

SYNOPSIS
      /usr/sbin/userdel [-r] login

DESCRIPTION
      The userdel command deletes a user's login definition from the system.
      It removes the definition of the specified login and makes the
      appropriate login-related system file and file system changes.

      The following options are available:

      -r    Remove the user's home directory from the system.  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/shadow, /etc/group

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

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.











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