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.TH USERDEL 1M "Sep 8, 1999"
.SH NAME
userdel \- delete a user's login from the system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBuserdel\fR [\fB-r\fR] \fIlogin\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBuserdel\fR utility deletes a user account from the system and makes the
appropriate account-related changes to the system file and file system.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
.LP
The following options are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-r\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
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.
.RE

.SH OPERANDS
.sp
.LP
The following operands are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB\fIlogin\fR\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 9n
An existing login name to be deleted.
.RE

.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Successful completion.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB2\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Invalid command syntax. A usage message for the \fBuserdel\fR command is
displayed.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB6\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
The account to be removed does not exist.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB8\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
The account to be removed is in use.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB10\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Cannot update the \fB/etc/group\fR or \fB/etc/user_attr\fR file but the login
is removed from the \fB/etc/passwd\fR file.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB12\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Cannot remove or otherwise modify the home directory.
.RE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/passwd\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
system password file
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/shadow\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
system file contain users' encrypted passwords and related information
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/group\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
system file containing group definitions
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/user_attr\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
system file containing additional user attributes
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBauths\fR(1), \fBpasswd\fR(1), \fBprofiles\fR(1), \fBroles\fR(1),
\fBusers\fR(1B), \fBgroupadd\fR(1M), \fBgroupdel\fR(1M), \fBgroupmod\fR(1M),
\fBlogins\fR(1M), \fBroleadd\fR(1M), \fBrolemod\fR(1M), \fBuseradd\fR(1M),
\fBuserdel\fR(1M), \fBusermod\fR(1M), \fBpasswd\fR(4), \fBprof_attr\fR(4),
\fBuser_attr\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The \fBuserdel\fR utility only deletes an account definition that is in the
local \fB/etc/group\fR, \fB/etc/passwd\fR, \fB/etc/shadow\fR, and
\fB/etc/user_attr\fR file. file. If a network name service such as \fBNIS\fR or
\fBNIS+\fR is being used to supplement the local \fB/etc/passwd\fR file with
additional entries, \fBuserdel\fR cannot change information supplied by the
network name service.