[root@kvm8 ~]# userdel --help Usage: userdel [options] LOGIN Options: -f, --force force some actions that would fail otherwise e.g. removal of user still logged in or files, even if not owned by the user -h, --help display this help message and exit -r, --remove remove home directory and mail spool -R, --root CHROOT_DIR directory to chroot into -Z, --selinux-user remove any SELinux user mapping for the user
[root@kvm8 ~]# userdel deyu1
[root@kvm8 ~]# ll /home/ total 21 drwx------. 2 1000 1001 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu1 drwx------. 2 deyu2 deyu2 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu2 drwx------. 2 deyu3 deyu3 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu3 drwx------. 2 deyu4 deyu4 1024 Nov 23 11:27 deyu4 drwx------. 2 root root 12288 Jul 10 11:53 lost+found
[root@kvm8 ~]# useradd -G sharegrp deyu1 useradd: warning: the home directory already exists. Not copying any file from skel directory into it. Creating mailbox file: File exists
[root@kvm8 ~]# ll /home/ total 21 drwx------. 2 1000 1001 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu1 drwx------. 2 deyu2 deyu2 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu2 drwx------. 2 deyu3 deyu3 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu3 drwx------. 2 deyu4 deyu4 1024 Nov 23 11:27 deyu4 drwx------. 2 root root 12288 Jul 10 11:53 lost+found
[root@kvm8 ~]# userdel -r deyu1 userdel: /var/spool/mail/deyu1 not owned by deyu1, not removing userdel: /home/deyu1 not owned by deyu1, not removing [root@kvm8 ~]# ll /home/ total 21 drwx------. 2 1000 1001 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu1 drwx------. 2 deyu2 deyu2 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu2 drwx------. 2 deyu3 deyu3 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu3 drwx------. 2 deyu4 deyu4 1024 Nov 23 11:27 deyu4 drwx------. 2 root root 12288 Jul 10 11:53 lost+found
[root@kvm8 ~]# rm -rf /home/deyu1 [root@kvm8 ~]# rm -f /var/spool/mail/deyu1
[root@kvm8 ~]# useradd -G sharegrp deyu1 [root@kvm8 ~]# ll /home/ total 21 drwx------. 2 deyu1 deyu1 1024 Nov 23 11:34 deyu1 drwx------. 2 deyu2 deyu2 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu2 drwx------. 2 deyu3 deyu3 1024 Nov 23 11:26 deyu3 drwx------. 2 deyu4 deyu4 1024 Nov 23 11:27 deyu4 drwx------. 2 root root 12288 Jul 10 11:53 lost+found [root@kvm8 ~]# ll /var/spool/mail/ total 0 -rw-rw----. 1 deyu1 mail 0 Nov 23 11:34 deyu1 -rw-rw----. 1 deyu2 mail 0 Nov 23 11:26 deyu2 -rw-rw----. 1 deyu3 mail 0 Nov 23 11:26 deyu3 -rw-rw----. 1 deyu4 mail 0 Nov 23 11:27 deyu4 -rw-rw----. 1 rpc mail 0 Jul 10 11:53 rpc