deluser

Delete a user from the system. More information: <https://manpages.debian.org/latest/adduser/deluser.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/deluser.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install adduser
Ubuntu
apt-get install adduser
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install adduser
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install adduser
Raspbian
apt-get install adduser
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/deluser

Delete a user from the system. More information: <https://manpages.debian.org/latest/adduser/deluser.html>.

  • Remove a user:
    sudo deluser username
  • Remove a user and their home directory:
    sudo deluser --remove-home username
  • 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
  • Remove a user, and all files owned by them:
    sudo deluser --remove-all-files username

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