Andreas Wehler > A> After searching a while for a program or script to completely > A> remove a user I didn't found something and did it per hand. Is > A> this neccessary? Thanks.
Removing a user is something that should be done with thought. In some circumstances (user never existed), it's just a matter of removing the user's home directory and the entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group. Other times (when the user really exists) it may be more appropriate to change the user's shell to /bin/false (or something hand crafted along the lines of /usr/local/bin/why-your-account-is-turned-off-user) for a period of time before removing stuff. Also, if the user really existed, there may be files outside the home directory that also need to be dealt with (e.g. /var/spool/mail/user, or /home/friend/shared/foo). What "dealt with" means depends on the situation... -- Raul
