NAME

       userdel - löscht ein Benutzerkonto und die dazugehörigen Dateien

ÜBERSICHT

       userdel [options] LOGIN

BESCHREIBUNG

       userdel is a low level utility for removing users. On Debian, administrators should usually use
       deluser(8) instead.

       The userdel command modifies the system account files, deleting all entries that refer to the user name
       LOGIN. The named user must exist.

OPTIONEN

       The options which apply to the userdel command are:

       -f, --force
           This option forces the removal of the user account and any other requested actions, skipping any
           safety checks.

           Note: This option is dangerous and may leave your system in an inconsistent state.

       -h, --help
           zeigt die Hilfe an und beendet das Programm.

       -r, --remove
           entfernt das persönliche Verzeichnis des Benutzers mit den darin enthaltenen Dateiein und die
           Mail-Warteschlange. Dateien in anderen Dateisystemen müssen per Hand gesucht und gelöscht werden.

           The mail spool is defined by the MAIL_DIR variable in the login.defs file.

       -R, --root CHROOT_DIR
           Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR
           directory. Only absolute paths are supported.

       -P, --prefix PREFIX_DIR
           Apply changes in the PREFIX_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the PREFIX_DIR
           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.

       -Z, --selinux-user
           entfernt jegliche Zuordnung zu SELinux-Benutzern für das Benutzerkonto.

KONFIGURATION

       The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this tool:

DATEIEN

       /etc/group
           Informationen zu den Gruppenkonten

       /etc/login.defs
           konfiguriert die Shadow-Hilfsprogramme.

       /etc/passwd
           Informationen zu den Benutzerkonten

       /etc/shadow
           geschützte Informationen zu den Benutzerkonten

       /etc/shadow-maint/userdel-pre.d/*, /etc/shadow-maint/userdel-post.d/*
           Run-part files to execute during user deletion. The environment variable ACTION will be populated
           with userdel and SUBJECT 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.

       /etc/subgid
           enthält untergeordnete Gruppenkennungen der einzelnen Benutzer.

       /etc/subuid
           enthält untergeordnete Benutzerkennungen der einzelnen Benutzer.

RÜCKGABEWERTE

       The userdel command exits with the following values:

       0
           success

       1
           can't update password file

       2
           invalid command syntax

       6
           specified user doesn't exist

       8
           user currently logged in

       10
           can't update group file

       12
           can't remove home directory

WARNUNGEN

       userdel 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's password or account and
       remove the account later. The -f option can force the deletion of this account.

       Sie sollten von Hand alle Dateisysteme in Hinblick auf Dateien dieses Benutzers prüfen und sie
       gegebenenfalls löschen.

       Sie dürfen keine NIS-Attribute auf einem NIS-Client löschen. Dies muss auf dem NIS-Server durchgeführt
       werden.

       If USERGROUPS_ENAB is defined to yes in /etc/login.defs, userdel will delete the group with the same name
       as the user. To avoid inconsistencies in the passwd and group databases, userdel 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 -f option can force the deletion of this group.

SIEHE AUCH

       chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), login.defs(5), gpasswd(8), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), groupmod(8), subgid(5),
       subuid(5), useradd(8), usermod(8).

shadow-utils 4.17.4                                07.05.2025                                         USERDEL(8)