Re: remove a user

[gfp]

Am 23.02.26 um 17:29 schrieb W. Knight:

Since it is now just a directory in /home you can remove it and all of its contents with

cd /home
#   Dangerous since it deletes everything specified on the commandline and
#   a typo such as having '/' with a space around it
#   can wipe your system (yes I have done that accidentally
#   before).   Use with care.
sudo rm -rf gast.broken.20260202

Cheers, W

I am in the user: gfp
/home
shows 3 users: gfp, gast, gast.broken.20260220
and doing a
sudo rm -rf gast.broken.20260202
asking for password
RET
this user is still there...

what did I wrong?

this user (directory) has got a key, may be therefore it does not work


thanks

Gottfried

On February 23, 2026 9:57:05 AM CST, gfp <g...@posteo.at> wrote:

                cd /home # Move to home directory
                sudo mv gast gast.broken.20260220 # Move it out of the way


    How can I remove this user „gast.broken.20260202“ now?
    because I have now 3 users:

    gfp
    gast
    gast.broken.20260202


    thanks

    Gottfried

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