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- wiredclimber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Q: How do you remove a user from linux?
A: Get him a girlfriend
(Thanks, Ill be here all week) :P - Britten, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10I left a company back in 2001.... and i STILL have access to their main web server.... they never removed my account...
- obby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I have had the same experiences with previous jobs. 2 of my past employers still allow me access to their systems. Heck for the 2nd employer, I even created scripts to remove rights so they didn't even need to do much of anything.
- MellerTime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Better still are the companies (like the one I work at), where the Sys Admin doesn't know an employee left until 2 months later when the person filling their spot shows up and needs a computer...yesterday. (EDIT: Desktops, user accounts, passwords, emails, phones, active VPN connections... all wide open because nobody bothered to pass along word that someone left the company...)
I guess sometimes you have to get burned before you learn a lesson. It's still not helping my ulcer... - nauseaboy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Is it just me or shouldn't every IT Pro already know this?
- hexix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This has got to be the dumbest thing I have seen on digg in a long while. Err, actually, a couple hours. That story about transparent PNGs in IE using a hack that's been around for 3 years was probably dumber.
Removing users in just about any linux distro is not a hard thing. Even distros that don't have a GUI where you can choose from a list of users the one you wish to delete have a user deletion command. It certainly does not warrant a frickin' howto.
I'm utterly convinced the population of digg are people who could care less about computers and technology and just think it's cool to wear a shirt that says linux. What's next, are we going to start posting and digging stories about how to use the fill bucket in MS Paint? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Huh? Linux not easy to manage? Pray, no, dear sir!
- OctaneZ, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4howtoforge appears to be down, but it did make it into the Coral Cache:
http://www.howtoforge.com.nyud.net:8080/linux_remove_users - bobdole34, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Apparently a slow news day ;)
- Britten, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4this is more for a client - server environment where multiple people have access to a single server with information or applications on it
- Hatte, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3This is describing the actions to take on a NFS environment.
- AlanLivingston, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4"Employee turnover in most organizations runs high."
While some turnover is unavoidale, many managers and business owners vastly understimate the true cost of turnover. See the link: http://www.advantagehiring.com/calculators/calc_turnover.asp - jodamiller, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4"Employee turnover in most organizations runs high."
Nothing like opening a statement with a sweeping generalization. - as2003, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I agree.
Runs high? Compared to what? He can only mean the average right? Assuming a normal distribution, to say employee turnover in "most" companies is high is a fallacy.
Very annoying. - FuManchu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's funny, but it isn't true.
My wife got pissed and made me dump the girlfriend, and I'm still on Linux. . . - JNitz36, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Although I find *.howtoforge.com useful, and the article has some good material, Im going to pass on a digg.
- FuManchu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm a Linux fan, but I agree with hexix.
This doesn't really measure up to digg-able standards. If you're an IT manager and you need to know this stuff and you somehow don't, QUIT WASTING YOUR TIME on digg.com and just study. There are plenty of specialized websites dealing with Linux/Unix tutorials and [shudder] printed books on Unix Admin.
If you're not a clueless admin, then this tute is pointless.
= no digg. - FuManchu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1And ++ kudos to wiredclimber for:
"Q: How do you remove a user from linux?
A: Get him a girlfriend" - lowbot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1And another for the win
"Too many so-called system administrators do not understand the stakes involved when they manage users."
Ah, digg, why do you disappoint? - forger, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1um.. a google in www.google.com/linux would be a nice way to start. I found an alternative here:
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-admin-made-easy/removing-user-accounts.html - Legion303, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Stay tuned for next week's "no *****?" linux article followups "How to list files on j00r lunix box!!!" and "Deleting files from ext2fs for fun and profit."
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1thats great
- r0bm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0@nauseaboy
just you? No
shouldn't every IT Pro already know this? Yes
However, the article addresses the n00bs and wannabes, so don't sweat it. Educating these groups is a Good Thing (tm).
EDIT: Ooops. I thought I replied directly. sorry - ramses0, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Wouldn't steps 1-8 be handled a hell of a lot better by "deluser / userdel" ?
http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/man/8/deluser.html
Which leaves "Step 9: Remove them from any non-normal applications" ... I suppose some of the tips are good about sudo / crontab / mysql, but 90% of the rest is better handled by the standard system tools.
--Robert - DBCubix, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2Its the curse of open source. No one wants to do the unglamorous aspects, like HCI or writing a competent user manual. When open source starts focusing on that, it will mainstream.
- evilempire, on 10/12/2007, -11/+1Well - for us if we turn over a system, it is wiped and reloaded before the new person gets it....
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