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## Name
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userdel - delete a user account
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## Synopsis
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```**sh
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# userdel [-r] <login>
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```
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## Description
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This program deletes a user account in the system.
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This program must be run as root.
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## Options
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* `-r`, `--remove`: Remove the home directory for this user if the directory exists.
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## Exit Values
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* 0 - Success
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* 1 - Couldn't update the password file
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* 6 - Specified user doesn't exist
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* 12 - Couldn't remove home directory
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## Files
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* `/etc/passwd` - user information (such as UID and GID) in this file is deleted.
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* `/home/` - user home directory is deleted if the `-r` flag is specified.
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## Examples
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```sh
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# userdel alice
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# userdel -r alice
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# userdel --remove alice
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```
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## See Also
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* [`useradd`(8)](useradd.md)
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