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deluser — Delete a user from the system. More information: <https://manned.org/deluser>.
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How to use the
deluser command: Delete a user from the system. More information: <https://manned.org/deluser>.Solution
deluser — Delete a user from the system. More information: <https://manned.org/deluser>.Remove a user:
sudo deluser {{username}}Remove a user and their home directory:
sudo deluser --remove-home {{username}}Remove a user and their home, but backup their files into a
.tar.gz file in the specified directory:sudo deluser --backup-to {{path/to/backup_directory}} --remove-home {{username}}Remove a user, and all files owned by them:
sudo deluser --remove-all-files {{username}}Remove a user from a group, without deleting the user:
sudo deluser {{username}} {{group}}Code Snippets
Remove a user
sudo deluser {{username}}Remove a user and their home directory
sudo deluser --remove-home {{username}}Remove a user and their home, but backup their files into a `.tar.gz` file in the specified directory
sudo deluser --backup-to {{path/to/backup_directory}} --remove-home {{username}}Remove a user, and all files owned by them
sudo deluser --remove-all-files {{username}}Remove a user from a group, without deleting the user
sudo deluser {{username}} {{group}}Context
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