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User account Management, i want delete user - blues90 - Aug 22, 2010
Hi guys, i'm new in linux, i want to know how can i delete an user account in linux but leave the home directory intact? means i want to delete the account but still want the directories. how can i do this?
i cant type this 'userdel user' because it will delete all my directory inside. please help me..😖
* - Elite Hacker 69 - Aug 22, 2010
Why not just leave the user there? 😧
* - Ryuujinx - Aug 22, 2010
No it doesn't, it only removes the /home/user folder if you specify -r
See:
Code
[root@failverse home]# ls
encfs-1.6 encfs-1.6-1.tgz Joomla.sql icecast icecast-2.3.2 icecast-2.3.2.tar.gz parse.sh stuff taco.fs tacooo ts3server
[root@failverse home]# useradd -m taco
[root@failverse home]# ls
encfs-1.6 encfs-1.6-1.tgz gamelot GamelotJoomla.sql icecast icecast-2.3.2 icecast-2.3.2.tar.gz parse.sh stuff taco taco.fs tacooo ts3server
[root@failverse home]# userdel taco
[root@failverse home]# ls
encfs-1.6 encfs-1.6-1.tgz gamelot GamelotJoomla.sql icecast icecast-2.3.2 icecast-2.3.2.tar.gz parse.sh stuff taco taco.fs tacooo ts3server* - DaRkOoO - Aug 23, 2010
Yeah, just use userdel user, it will not touch it's directory.
You could see that in 'man' page.
* - blues90 - Aug 25, 2010
(Aug 22, 2010 10:53 PM)Ryuujinx Wrote: No it doesn't, it only removes the /home/user folder if you specify -
See:
Code[root@failverse home]# ls
encfs-1.6 encfs-1.6-1.tgz Joomla.sql icecast icecast-2.3.2 icecast-2.3.2.tar.gz parse.sh stuff taco.fs tacooo ts3server
[root@failverse home]# useradd -m taco
[root@failverse home]# ls
encfs-1.6 encfs-1.6-1.tgz gamelot GamelotJoomla.sql icecast icecast-2.3.2 icecast-2.3.2.tar.gz parse.sh stuff taco taco.fs tacooo ts3server
[root@failverse home]# userdel taco
[root@failverse home]# ls
encfs-1.6 encfs-1.6-1.tgz gamelot GamelotJoomla.sql icecast icecast-2.3.2 icecast-2.3.2.tar.gz parse.sh stuff taco taco.fs tacooo ts3server
yeah!! thanks man! u really help me..😉