HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 1M System Administration Commands N-Z (vol 4)

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userdel(1M) userdel(1M)
17 Cannot delete entry from /etc/passwd file.
EXAMPLES
Remove the user otto from the system:
userdel otto
Remove the user bob from the system and delete bob’s home directory from the system:
userdel -r bob
WARNINGS
As many users may try to write the /etc/passwd file simultaneously, a passwd locking mechanism was
deviced. If this locking fails after subsequent retrying, userdel terminates.
FILES
/etc/passwd
/etc/group
/etc/ptmp
SEE ALSO
passwd(1), users(1), groupadd(1M), groupdel(1M), groupmod(1M), logins(1M), useradd(1M), usermod(1M),
group(4), passwd(4),
STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
userdel: SVID3
Section 1M−−986 − 2 − HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000
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