Deleting user accounts created directly in NetInfo

Jun 12, '03 10:13:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

You cannot delete user accounts using the System Preferences "Accounts" pane unless the home folder of the user exists. This occurs in 10.2.6 and possibly under earlier versions.

If you have created users by editing Netinfo and then (without logging in as the user) try to delete them in the System Preferences pane, you will probably find that you cannot do so. A simple workaround is to log in as the user; this will create the home directory and you can then delete it.

Alternatively, create the home directory in the Terminal and try again.

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