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Removes a user and their home directory as well as deleting any mention of their name in the sudoers file
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| set -e | |
| eval "$(curl -fsSL https://gist.github.com/jacksonporter/791145218e977ef9165abd9fdf8fbfd4/raw)" # obtains my common bash utilies script and "sources" it | |
| check_if_root | |
| read -p "Enter a username: " USERNAME | |
| if [ "${USERNAME}" == "" ]; then | |
| print_error "You did not enter a user name." | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| deluser ${USERNAME} && rm -rf /home/${USERNAME} | |
| grep -v "${USERNAME}" /etc/sudoers > /tmp/sds && sudo visudo -c -f /tmp/sds | |
| chown root:root /tmp/sds | |
| chmod 0440 /tmp/sds | |
| cp /tmp/sds /etc/sudoers | |
| rm -rf /tmp/sds |
How to run easily:
curl -fsSL https://gist.github.com/jacksonporter/1bd7292cd5da603729b09424ca5df752/raw > "./remove_user.sh" && sudo bash "./remove_user.sh" && rm "./remove_user.sh"
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Careful! This is a dangerous script. The
awkcommand will delete an entire line from the sudoers file that contains the specified username.