The userdel command

delete a user account and related files 3 examples from the lessons of the IVski Linux Playground — try them in the terminal next to them.

Options in the examples

-r, --remove

Files in the user's home directory will be removed along with the home directory itself and the user's mail spool.

Examples

sudo userdel username

Delete user (keep home)

sudo userdel -r username

Delete user AND home directory

sudo userdel -r suspicious-user

Remove an unauthorized account

Lessons that use userdel

• useradd & usermod
• Mission: Security Sweep