=head1 NAME uss_delete - Deletes a user account =head1 SYNOPSIS =for html
B S<<< B<-user> > >>> S<<< [B<-mountpoint> >] >>> [B<-savevolume>] [B<-verbose>] S<<< [B<-cell> >] >>> S<<< [B<-admin> >] >>> [B<-dryrun>] [B<-skipauth>] [B<-help>] B S<<< B<-u> > >>> S<<< [B<-m> >] >>> [B<-sa>] [B<-v>] S<<< [B<-c> >] >>> S<<< [B<-a> >] >>> [B<-d>] [B<-sk>] [B<-h>] =for html
=head1 DESCRIPTION The B command removes the Authentication Database and Protection Database entries for the user named by B<-user> argument. In addition, it can remove the user's home volume and associated VLDB entry, a mount point for the volume or both, depending on whether the B<-mountpoint> and B<-savevolume> options are provided. =over 4 =item * To remove both the volume and mount point, use the B<-mountpoint> argument to name the user's home directory. It is best to create a tape backup of a volume before deleting it. Note that other mount points for the volume are not removed, if they exist. =item * To remove the mount point only, provide both the B<-mountpoint> and B<-savevolume> options. =item * To preserve both the volume and mount point, omit the B<-mountpoint> argument (or both it and the B<-savevolume> flag). =back =head1 OPTIONS =over 4 =item B<-user> > Names the entry to delete from the Protection and Authentication Databases. =item B<-mountpoint> > Specifies the pathname to the user's home directory, which is deleted from the filespace. By default, the volume referenced by the mount point is also removed from the file server machine that houses it, along with its Volume Location Database (VLDB) entry. To retain the volume and VLDB entry, include the B<-savevolume> flag. Partial pathnames are interpreted relative to the current working directory. Specify the read/write path to the mount point, to avoid the failure that results from attempting to remove a mount point from a read-only volume. By convention, the read/write path is indicated by placing a period before the cell name at the pathname's second level (for example, F). For further discussion of the concept of read/write and read-only paths through the filespace, see the B reference page. =item B<-savevolume> Preserves the user's volume and VLDB entry. =item B<-verbose> Produces on the standard output stream a detailed trace of the command's execution. If this argument is omitted, only warnings and error messages appear. =item B<-cell> > Specifies the cell in which to run the command. For more details, see L. =item B<-admin> > Specifies the AFS user name under which to establish authenticated connections to the AFS server processes that maintain the various components of a user account. For more details, see L. =item B<-dryrun> Reports actions that the command interpreter needs to perform while executing the command, without actually performing them. For more details, see L. =item B<-skipauth> Prevents authentication with the AFS Authentication Server, allowing a site using Kerberos to substitute that form of authentication. =item B<-help> Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored. =back =head1 EXAMPLES The following command removes smith's user account from the C cell. The B<-savevolume> argument retains the C volume on its file server machine. % uss delete smith -mountpoint /afs/abc.com/usr/smith -savevolume =head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED The issuer (or the user named by B<-admin> argument) must belong to the system:administrators group in the Protection Database, must have the C flag turned on in his or her Authentication Database entry, and must have at least C (administer) and C (delete) permissions on the access control list (ACL) of the mount point's parent directory. If the B<-savevolume> flag is not included, the issuer must also be listed in the F file. =head1 SEE ALSO L, L, L =head1 COPYRIGHT IBM Corporation 2000. All Rights Reserved. This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.