I am running the server application version 5.0.15 and I am wondering how to delete a user from the accounts in the server. I know that you can go in and delete the account in the GUI but I was hoping to automate the processes since I have a lot to do. I was thinking that if I find a terminal command to do it I could create a shell script.
Usual rummaging involves first having a full backup (mistakes here are bad), listing out the users, rummaging and viewing as needed, then deleting the target user:
man dscl
dscl . -list /Users
dscl . -read /Users/{target-user-here}
sudo dscl . -delete /Users/{target-user-here}
There are some scripts for this purpose posted around the 'net (that clean up the login directory, etc), but I don't immediately have a pointer to one that I'd recommend.
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Thanks for the reply! However, the users I want to delete are in the LPADv3/127.0.0.1/Users folder. I can access this if I enter dscl and use that mode, but if I try to use dscl . -list /LPADv3/127.0.0.1/Users it says the path does not exist. I think it has something to do with the fact that I can not see the level above the "local" directory. I have tried with out the "." but I just get a "Cannot open remote host, error: DSOpenDirServiceErr"
Edit:
Never mind about that Had a brain fart. I just replaced the "." with "/LPADv3/127.0.0.1/" and it was able to list the /Users properly; however, when I went to use the delete command it gave me a permission error saying "eDSPermissionError." I have tried this with and without sudo while logged into the diradmin through SSH
MrHoffman sorry to go a tad off topic but are you able to help with a public facing server set up? The contact form at your site has gone and would love to use your services! If so can you mail joe at widebeamdigital dot com?
Thanks!
How to delete user from terminal in server application
