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The deluser command

The deluser command is used to delete a user account and related files

Command Demo

Delete User

To delete a user with the deluser command the syntax would be the following:

deluser userName

Delete User & Home Directory

To delete a user along with the files in the user’s home directory using the deluser command the syntax would be the following:

deluser --remove-home userName

Basic Syntax:

deluser   [options]   [--force]   [--remove-home]  [--remove-all-files]
       [--backup] [--backup-to DIR] user

Possible Options:

Flag Description
-f Force the removal of the specified user account even if the user is logged in
-r Remove the files in the user’s home directory along with the home directory itself and the user’s mail spool
-Z Remove any SELinux(Security-Enhanced Linux) user mapping for the user’s login.