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Operating Systems OS X (Apple) Delete User?
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Old 03-01-2007
Delete User?

is there a way to delete a mac os x user using unix?
# 2  
Old 03-01-2007
If by "using Unix" you are referring to using the command line, see this:

http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2...rs_remote.html

Cheers
ZB
# 3  
Old 03-02-2007
thanks zazzy. I didn't know deleting a user would be so dangerous.
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Old 03-05-2007
You'll want to use the dscl commands going forward as the niutil commands will be going away someday...
Smilie
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