Delete User account

Use this script to delete a user account on Linux machines.

1. Copy and save the contents below to a UTF-8 editor like notepad++ OR Sublime Text in Windows or gedit in Ubuntu.

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   #!/bin/bash
   
   # Define variables
   username="ENTER_USER_NAME"
   hostname="ENTER_USER_HOSTNAME"
   
   # Function to check if the user is logged in
   is_user_logged_in() {
       who | grep -q "^$1 "
   }
   
   # Function to kill all processes associated with the user
   kill_user_processes() {
       pkill -u "$1"
   }
   
   # Check if hostname is present
   if grep -q "$hostname" /etc/passwd; then
       # Check if user is present
       if id "$username" &>/dev/null; then
           # Check if the user is logged in
           if is_user_logged_in "$username"; then
               echo "User $username is currently logged in. Attempting to log them out..."
               kill_user_processes "$username"
               sleep 2  # Wait for processes to terminate
               if is_user_logged_in "$username"; then
                   echo "Failed to log out user $username. Aborting deletion."
                   exit 1
               else
                   echo "User $username has been logged out."
               fi
           fi
           
           # Delete user account
           sudo userdel --force "$username"
           echo "User $username has been deleted."
       else
           echo "$username has been deleted."
       fi
   else
       echo "Hostname $hostname not found. Exiting..."
       exit 1
   fi

3. In the script, replace the following placeholder:

   1. Provide the username and hostname of the user whose account you want to unlock.
      # Define variables

      username="ENTER_USER_NAME"

      hostname="ENTER_USER_HOSTNAME"
      

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