The userdel command¶

The userdel command is used to delete a user account and related files

Examples:¶

To delete a user with the userdel command the syntax would be the following:

userdel userName

To force the removal of a user account even if the user is still logged in, using the userdel command the syntax would be the following:

userdel -f userName

To delete a user along with the files in the user’s home directory using the userdel command the syntax would be the following:

userdel -r userName

Syntax:¶

userdel [OPTIONS] userName

Possible options:¶