Manual Page for delete_user

     delete_user(7)         Mac OS X Darwin ZSH customization        delete_user(7)

    NAME
           delete_user - Delete a user from the Directory Service database and archive's the
           user's account

    SYNOPSIS
           delete_user username

    DESCRIPTION
           delete_user Consider using the System Preferences > Accounts preference
           pane to do this instead.

           The delete_user command must be invoked by an admin user.

           Takes the account name (short name) and:

           removes the user from all groups

           removes the user's primary group (of the same name)

           removes the user's account in NetInfo

           archives and deletes the user's home directory in /Users/shortname

    SEE ALSO
           add_user(7),      addgroup(7),     delete_user(7),     delete_group(7),
           remove_user_from_group(7), adduser2group(7)

    AUTHOR
           Obtained  and  modified  from  a  bash  shell   script   available   at
           http://www.osxfaq.com/tips/unix-tricks/week91/friday.ws

    MAINTAINER
           W. G. Scott wgscott@users.sourceforge.net

    Mac OS X                        August 4, 2005                  delete_user(7)