delete_user(7)         Mac OS X Darwin ZSH customization        delete_user(7)



NAME
       delete_user - Delete a user from the Directory Service database and archive's the
       user's account


SYNOPSIS
       delete_user username


DESCRIPTION
       delete_user Consider using the System Preferences > Accounts preference
       pane to do this instead.

       The delete_user command must be invoked by an admin user.

       Takes the account name (short name) and:

       removes the user from all groups

       removes the user's primary group (of the same name)

       removes the user's account in NetInfo

       archives and deletes the user's home directory in /Users/shortname




SEE ALSO
       add_user(7),      addgroup(7),     delete_user(7),     delete_group(7),
       remove_user_from_group(7), adduser2group(7)



AUTHOR
       Obtained  and  modified  from  a  bash  shell   script   available   at
       http://www.osxfaq.com/tips/unix-tricks/week91/friday.ws


MAINTAINER
       W. G. Scott wgscott@users.sourceforge.net



Mac OS X                        August 4, 2005                  delete_user(7)