Xref: utzoo comp.unix.admin:1653 comp.unix.misc:1336 comp.unix.sysv386:7193 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!boingo.med.jhu.edu!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!mojo!mojo!djm From: djm@eng.umd.edu (David J. MacKenzie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: DELETING (or remaking) SCO User accounts Message-ID: Date: 23 Apr 91 01:37:30 GMT References: <1991Apr22.172409.10006@osh3.OSHA.GOV> Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (C-News) Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland Lines: 14 In-Reply-To: chip@osh3.OSHA.GOV's message of 22 Apr 91 17:24:09 GMT > 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! That's if you only use their sysadmsh to manage accounts. All you have to do is basically find /tcb /etc/auth -type f -print | xargs grep -l USERNAME then hand-edit the files that it lists as appropriate. I changed my username this way (without changing my UID), and I think I've undeleted a user or two as well. -- David J. MacKenzie