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USERDEL(8)                                             System Management Commands                                            USERDEL(8)


NAME
       userdel - delete a user account and related files


SYNOPSIS
       userdel [options] LOGIN


DESCRIPTION
       userdel is a low level utility for removing users. On Debian, administrators should usually use deluser(8) instead.


       The userdel command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to the user name LOGIN. The named user
       must exist.


OPTIONS
       The options which apply to the userdel command are:


       -f, --force
           This option forces the removal of the user account, even if the user is still logged in. It also forces userdel to remove
           the user's home directory and mail spool, even if another user uses the same home directory or if the mail spool is not
           owned by the specified user. If USERGROUPS_ENAB is defined to yes in /etc/login.defs and if a group exists with the same
           name as the deleted user, then this group will be removed, even if it is still the primary group of another user.


           Note: This option is dangerous and may leave your system in an inconsistent state.


       -h, --help
           Display help message and exit.


       -r, --remove
           Files in the user's home directory will be removed along with the home directory itself and the user's mail spool. Files
           located in other file systems will have to be searched for and deleted manually.


           The mail spool is defined by the MAIL_DIR variable in the login.defs file.


       -R, --root CHROOT_DIR
           Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR directory.


       -Z, --selinux-user
           Remove any SELinux user mapping for the user's login.