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.\"     Title: userdel
.\"    Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
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.\"      Date: 09/12/2025
.\"    Manual: Commandes de gestion du syst\(`eme
.\"    Source: shadow-utils 4.9
.\"  Language: French
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.TH "USERDEL" "8" "09/12/2025" "shadow\-utils 4\&.9" "Commandes de gestion du syst\(`em"
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.SH "NOM"
userdel \- supprimer un compte utilisateur et les fichiers associ\('es
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBuserdel\fR\ 'u
\fBuserdel\fR [options] \fILOGIN\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBuserdel\fR
command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to the user name
\fILOGIN\fR\&. The named user must exist\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The options which apply to the
\fBuserdel\fR
command are:
.PP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
.RS 4
This option forces the removal of the user account, even if the user is still logged in\&. It also forces
\fBuserdel\fR
to remove the user\*(Aqs home directory and mail spool, even if another user uses the same home directory or if the mail spool is not owned by the specified user\&. If
\fBUSERGROUPS_ENAB\fR
is defined to
\fIyes\fR
in
/etc/login\&.defs
and if a group exists with the same name as the deleted user, then this group will be removed, even if it is still the primary group of another user\&.
.sp
\fINote:\fR
This option is dangerous and may leave your system in an inconsistent state\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Afficher un message d\*(Aqaide et quitter\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-remove\fR
.RS 4
Les fichiers pr\('esents dans le r\('epertoire personnel de l\*(Aqutilisateur seront supprim\('es en m\(^eme temps que le r\('epertoire lui\-m\(^eme, ainsi que le r\('epertoire d\*(Aqattente des courriels\&. Vous devrez rechercher et \('eliminer vous\-m\(^eme les fichiers situ\('es dans d\*(Aqautres syst\(`emes de fichiers\&.
.sp
The mail spool is defined by the
\fBMAIL_DIR\fR
variable in the
login\&.defs
file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-root\fR\ \&\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
.RS 4
Apply changes in the
\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
directory and use the configuration files from the
\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
directory\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR\ \&\fIPREFIX_DIR\fR
.RS 4
Apply changes in the
\fIPREFIX_DIR\fR
directory and use the configuration files from the
\fIPREFIX_DIR\fR
directory\&. This option does not chroot and is intended for preparing a cross\-compilation target\&. Some limitations: NIS and LDAP users/groups are not verified\&. PAM authentication is using the host files\&. No SELINUX support\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-Z\fR, \fB\-\-selinux\-user\fR
.RS 4
\('Elimine toute association avec tout utilisateur SELinux pour la connexion de l\*(Aqutilisateur\&.
.RE
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
.PP
The following configuration variables in
/etc/login\&.defs
change the behavior of this tool:
.SH "FICHIERS"
.PP
/etc/group
.RS 4
Informations sur les groupes\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/login\&.defs
.RS 4
Configuration de la suite des mots de passe cach\('es \(Fo\ \&shadow password\ \&\(Fc\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/passwd
.RS 4
Informations sur les comptes des utilisateurs\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/shadow
.RS 4
Informations s\('ecuris\('ees sur les comptes utilisateurs\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/shadow\-maint/userdel\-pre\&.d/*, /etc/shadow\-maint/userdel\-post\&.d/*
.RS 4
Run\-part files to execute during user deletion\&. The environment variable
\fBACTION\fR
will be populated with
\fBuserdel\fR
and
\fBSUBJECT\fR
with the username\&.
userdel\-pre\&.d
will be executed prior to any user deletion\&.
userdel\-post\&.d
will execute after user deletion\&. If a script exits non\-zero then execution will terminate\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/subgid
.RS 4
IDs des groupes subalternes d\*(Aqun utilisateur\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/subuid
.RS 4
IDs de utilisateurs subalternes d\*(Aqun utilisateur\&.
.RE
.SH "VALEURS DE RETOUR"
.PP
The
\fBuserdel\fR
command exits with the following values:
.PP
\fI0\fR
.RS 4
success
.RE
.PP
\fI1\fR
.RS 4
can\*(Aqt update password file
.RE
.PP
\fI2\fR
.RS 4
invalid command syntax
.RE
.PP
\fI6\fR
.RS 4
specified user doesn\*(Aqt exist
.RE
.PP
\fI8\fR
.RS 4
user currently logged in
.RE
.PP
\fI10\fR
.RS 4
can\*(Aqt update group file
.RE
.PP
\fI12\fR
.RS 4
can\*(Aqt remove home directory
.RE
.SH "AVERTISSEMENTS"
.PP
\fBuserdel\fR
will not allow you to remove an account if there are running processes which belong to this account\&. In that case, you may have to kill those processes or lock the user\*(Aqs password or account and remove the account later\&. The
\fB\-f\fR
option can force the deletion of this account\&.
.PP
Vous devez v\('erifier vous\-m\(^eme qu\*(Aqaucun fichier poss\('ed\('e par l\*(Aqutilisateur ne subsiste sur tous les syst\(`emes de fichiers\&.
.PP
Vous ne pouvez supprimer aucun attribut NIS d\*(Aqun client NIS\&. Cela doit \(^etre effectu\('e sur le serveur NIS\&.
.PP
If
\fBUSERGROUPS_ENAB\fR
is defined to
\fIyes\fR
in
/etc/login\&.defs,
\fBuserdel\fR
will delete the group with the same name as the user\&. To avoid inconsistencies in the passwd and group databases,
\fBuserdel\fR
will check that this group is not used as a primary group for another user, and will just warn without deleting the group otherwise\&. The
\fB\-f\fR
option can force the deletion of this group\&.
.SH "VOIR AUSSI"
.PP
\fBchfn\fR(1),
\fBchsh\fR(1),
\fBpasswd\fR(1),
\fBlogin.defs\fR(5),
\fBgpasswd\fR(8),
\fBgroupadd\fR(8),
\fBgroupdel\fR(8),
\fBgroupmod\fR(8),
\fBsubgid\fR(5), \fBsubuid\fR(5),
\fBuseradd\fR(8),
\fBusermod\fR(8)\&.
