Removing A User From A Linux System

Posted by falko on Apr 5, 2006 9:09 AM EDT
HowtoForge; By Tom Adelstein and Falko Timme
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Employee turnover in most organizations runs high. So unless you run a small shop with a stable user base, you need to learn how to clean up after an employee leaves. Too many so-called system administrators do not understand the stakes involved when they manage users.

Employee turnover in most organizations runs high. So unless you run a small shop with a stable user base, you need to learn how to clean up after an employee leaves. Too many so-called system administrators do not understand the stakes involved when they manage users. Disgruntled former employees can often cause significant trouble for a company by gaining access to the network.

To remove a user, you need to learn to manage all of his or her files, mailboxes, mail aliases, print jobs, recurring -(automatic) personal processes such as the backing up of data or remote syncing of directories, and other references to the user.

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