userdel
Remove a user account or remove a user from a group. See also:users,useradd,usermod. More information: https://manned.org/userdel.
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Remove a user:
sudo userdel {{username}} -
Remove a user in other root directory:
sudo userdel --root {{path/to/other/root}} {{username}} -
Remove a user along with the home directory and mail spool:
sudo userdel --remove {{username}}
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