On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 12:12 AM, sawrub <sawrub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I created a user by the name test, and after doing with my testing was going > to delete the user using the following command, userdel and also added '-f' > for cleaning out the home without leaving any traces of 'test'. But the > command says : > > [root@xbox ~]# userdel -f test > userdel: user test is currently logged in > > Then i noticed that a tab in terminal was open with the user logged in. > Closed the TAB and again tried to remove the user. And to irony the user was > already gone as now the command said :. > > [root@xbox ~]# userdel -f test > userdel: user 'test' does not exist > > Tried listing the files and all were there intact. > > [root@xbox ~]# ll /home/test/ > .bash_history .bash_profile .dbus/ > firefox-3.6.4.tar.bz2 .gconfd/ .gnome2_private/ > .pulse-cookie > .bash_logout .bashrc firefox/ > .gconf/ .gnome2/ .mozilla/ > [root@xbox ~]# > > I'm totally lost that how is parameter working fully against what man says > about it, pert manual > > -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. > > Seems that there is some issue with the command parameter, what do you say ? > is there some issue or Am i wrong somewhere. You didn't quote the last part of that section of the manpage: "Note: This option is dangerous and may leave your system in an inconsistent state." If you want to remove a user's files and directories, make sure he/she is logged off and run "userdel -r...". -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
