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Old 07-01-2008
How to delete a user account in linux bases application.

Hi,

Can anyone please guide me how can I remove/block a user from a server access.

/usr/sbin/adduser -d /home/john john
echo ****** | passwd --stdin john

I used the above command to add a user "john". How do I delete and block john.

Appreciate your responses.
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Old 07-01-2008
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