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How to remove completely a mailuser

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Name: aamer
Date: July 18, 2008 at 09:45:47 Pacific
OS: Solaris 8
CPU/Ram: server
Product: compaq
Comment:

I want to delete inactive mail users completely from my system, while i delete them with userdel, and remove theil home directory they reappear after some days and my /var is occupied almost 98% which crates probs for other users to enter their mailbox.
please help me i shall be very thankfull.

I'm a newby in solaris and want to learn lot thats why i feel this is a good cite for that purpose



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Name: Najib (by Nael_Najib)
Date: August 2, 2008 at 11:10:19 Pacific
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did you use (userdel -r) for deleting the user?

userdel -r would delete recursively for the user's mail, home directory and everything related to the the account.

try that one

Aladimi


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