userdel(1M)      SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS       userdel(1M)



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

SYNOPSIS
     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 command also stores the uid of
     the user being deleted in the /etc/security/ia/uidage  file,
     if uid aging is in effect.  The following options are avail-
     able:

     -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
      /etc/security/ia/index,            /etc/security/ia/master,
     /etc/security/ia/uidage,

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  user-
          del 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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