deluser

Delete a user from the system.

Note: all commands must be executed as root.

More information.

• Remove a user:

deluser {username}

• Remove a user and their home directory:

deluser --remove-home {username}

• Remove a user and their home, but backup their files into a `.tar.gz` file in the specified directory:

deluser --backup-to {path/to/backup_directory} --remove-home {username}

• Remove a user, and all files owned by them:

deluser --remove-all-files {username}

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