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How to delete user account at login menu?
#1
I want to delete "ampps" and "mysql" account at login menu. I've tried delete it from User Manager but there's only "audi" and "root" account.  :'(

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#2
I can't see a reason that they didn't show up but you can try this from command line.

Code:
sudo deluser newuser

where newuser is the name of the account you want to delete.
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#3
Hi Mpig

I assume ampps and mysql are the result of a software package installation? If you didn't remove the sofware do you want to delete those accounts or just have them not appear at login?

I *think* if you append the account name in the /etc/passwd file with
:/user/sbin/nologin
it will prevent the account from displaying at login.

Here's an example from my /etc/passwd file. See how each of these account names end with :/usr/sbin/nologin

mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/usr/sbin/nologin
news:x:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/usr/sbin/nologin
games:x:5:60:games:/usr/games:/usr/sbin/nologin


Please be cautious and backup the /etc/passed file first.

~Scott
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(09-13-2014, 08:45 AM)sonic link Wrote: I can't see a reason that they didn't show up but you can try this from command line.

Code:
sudo deluser newuser

where newuser is the name of the account you want to delete.

It works! Thanks.  Wink

(09-13-2014, 02:16 PM)Scott(0) link Wrote: Hi Mpig

I assume ampps and mysql are the result of a software package installation? If you didn't remove the sofware do you want to delete those accounts or just have them not appear at login?

I *think* if you append the account name in the /etc/passwd file with
:/user/sbin/nologin
it will prevent the account from displaying at login.

Here's an example from my /etc/passwd file. See how each of these account names end with :/usr/sbin/nologin

mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/usr/sbin/nologin
news:x:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/usr/sbin/nologin
games:x:5:60:games:/usr/games:/usr/sbin/nologin


Please be cautious and backup the /etc/passed file first.

~Scott

All i want to do is just to delete that accounts. Since i already removed the app.
But i think i should note your solution, just in case i install this app again. Too many accounts at login menu annoying.
Thank you Scott.  ;D
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#5
Smile You're welcom Mpig. Happy to see you got things sorted.
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