deluser

linux

Delete a user from the system.

Examples (5)

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

Remove a user from a group, without deleting the user

sudo deluser username group