userdel command... should I run it?

The_Nerd · 09-12-2004, 07:48 PM

Hi!

I screwed up in adding a user to my server.
My users folder (same as "home") is /mnt/ftp, so... a user would be /mnt/ftp/user

Now I typed:
"adduser -d /mnt/ftp user"

So... if I type "userdel user" will all my other user's files (and home folders) be deleted?

Thanks

CroMagnon · 09-12-2004, 08:00 PM

userdel won't delete home directory files unless you specifically tell it to with userdel -r, so you should be fine. If you're still in doubt, make a backup before you run it...

The_Nerd · 09-12-2004, 08:31 PM

Thanks! To be safe, I just unmounted "/mnt/ftp" so that it couldn't delete anything!