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From: chip@osh3.OSHA.GOV (Chip Yamasaki)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: DELETING (or remaking) SCO User accounts
Keywords: SCO user accounts deleting
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.172409.10006@osh3.OSHA.GOV>
Date: 22 Apr 91 17:24:09 GMT
Organization: U.S. D.O.L - Occupational Safety & Health Admin.
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I need information on how to "remake" or delete a user account on SCO
Unix Sys V.3.2.2.  They say in the admin guide that an account is NEVER
deleted, just retired, PERMANENTLY!

I really don't like this at all.  You mean if I have a user "joe" and he
leaves and I retire his account I can NEVER recover it and NEVER have
another "joe"?  This sounds nuts to me.  I can see the reason for not
doing so, but there are cases when you might want to:

	If "joe" hasn't been here for a long time.
	If I want to completely rebuild the account for "joe".
	If "joe" unexpectedly comes back.

I want to be able to control the process on the system myself and make
my own decisions.  Is that too much to ask?

Sorry, didn't mean to make this sound like a flame.  Not the right place
for it and it's not THAT major a problem.

Any information is appreciated.  Thanks!