Re: how to disable linux user account

From: Charles Sullivan (cwsulliv_at_triad.rr.com)
Date: 11/08/05 

Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 02:10:27 GMT

On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:20:53 -0800, tony wrote:

> how do I disable a linux user account?

Either use '/usr/sbin/userdel' to delete the user account (the
user's home directory can either be saved or deleted) or for only
a temporary disablement, change the user's password.