Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 11:31:17 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: OLAF STEIN <stein.175@osu.edu> Subject: Re: remove users from system Message-ID: <200405131131.17085.kstewart@owt.com> In-Reply-To: <4d01124d0e90.4d0e904d0112@osu.edu> References: <4d01124d0e90.4d0e904d0112@osu.edu>
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On Thursday 13 May 2004 11:14 am, OLAF STEIN wrote: > hi everybody, > > i recently switched from linux to freebsd, so this question might > sound a little stupid > > the problem > i removed 2 users from my system by deleting their entries in > /etc/passwd and /etc/group (they had their own group and where in no > other groups) > > the users are still able to login after i deleted them > the rmuser command now does not remove them anymore because it cannot > find their entries in /etc/passwd, cause as mentioned i deleted them > from their > > the handbook lists all actions that are taken, when the rmuser > command is executed and i did all actions manually except the > deletion of the home directories of those users, because i want to > keep them > > how can i remove those users completely? > and is there something like a /etc/shadow file? > Use vipw to do the delete. You deleted the text in the shadow text file and left /etc/master.passwd with the previous working version. You can force the update of master.passwd but I think you should get used to using vipw. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
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