Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:58:47 -0700 From: Naiden <nmm367@mail.usask.ca> To: Scott Moffet <moffet@earthlink.net> Cc: "freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: how to delete a user? Message-ID: <37BDEBB7.F23FF6A9@mail.usask.ca> References: <37BDCD61.CD32F857@earthlink.net>
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Hi Scott, instead of editing /etc/passwd, /etc/group and manually removing files/directories try man 8 rmuser. Regards, Naiden Scott Moffet wrote: > I messed up the first time I ran adduser. I'm afraid if I start editing > files I'll *really* mess things up. > > Can I safely edit the etc/pw.psS544 file? Can I just delete a line from > there so as to re-create that user name by running adduser again? Or is > there a better way? > > A googolplex of TIAs > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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