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smbpasswd: Delete a Samba user (use `pdbedit` instead if the Unix account has been deleted).

smbpasswd

$ sudo smbpasswd -x ${username}

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The command sudo smbpasswd -x ${username} is used to delete a user's Samba password.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

sudo: It is used to run the following command with administrative or superuser privileges. It will prompt for the administrator password if required.
smbpasswd: It is a command-line program used to manage Samba passwords. It is primarily used to control user authentication when accessing shared resources over SMB/CIFS (Server Message Block/Common Internet File System) protocol.
-x: It is an option or argument passed to the smbpasswd command. In this case, it indicates that the following username should be deleted from the Samba user database.
${username}: It is a placeholder that should be substituted with the actual username you want to remove from the Samba user database. For example, if the username is "john", you would replace ${username} with john.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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