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deluser

List of commands for deluser:

  • deluser:tldr:6bd36 deluser: 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}
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  • deluser:tldr:bd644 deluser: Remove a user and their home directory.
    $ sudo deluser --remove-home ${username}
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  • deluser:tldr:e1f1c deluser: Remove a user.
    $ sudo deluser ${username}
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  • deluser:tldr:f550c deluser: Remove a user, and all files owned by them.
    $ sudo deluser --remove-all-files ${username}
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