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10.6.8; rm -rv user account folder; help to delete completely?
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<blockquote data-quote="newboyo" data-source="post: 1307295" data-attributes="member: 217598"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>Noob Mac using 10.6.8 on a mcbook pro; advanced novice with Ubuntu.</p><p></p><p>I tried deleting a user (non-admin) account from system preferences, but it took a long while and I couldn't delete it.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I opened a terminal; went to users and rm -rv the <user> I wanted to delete. Now , in the accounts panel, the <user> is still there. </p><p></p><p>How can I remove the <user>?</p><p></p><p>Thanks and rgds</p><p></p><p></p><p>New</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newboyo, post: 1307295, member: 217598"] Hello, Noob Mac using 10.6.8 on a mcbook pro; advanced novice with Ubuntu. I tried deleting a user (non-admin) account from system preferences, but it took a long while and I couldn't delete it. Finally, I opened a terminal; went to users and rm -rv the <user> I wanted to delete. Now , in the accounts panel, the <user> is still there. How can I remove the <user>? Thanks and rgds New [/QUOTE]
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