nisrmuser Command

Commands Reference, Volume 4

nisrmuser Command

Purpose

Removes a NIS+ user account.

Syntax

nisrmuser Name

Description

The nisrmuser command removes the NIS+ user account identified by the Name parameter. This command removes a user's attributes without removing the user's home directory and files. The user name must already exist as a string of 8 bytes or less.

Only the root user can remove administrative users. Administrative users are those users with admin=true set in the /etc/security/user file.

You can use the Web-based System Manager Users application (websm) or System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) to execute this command within the NIS+ administration section.

Security

Access Control: This command should grant execute (x) access only to the root user and members of the security group. This command should be installed as a program in the trusted computing base (TCB). The command should be owned by the root user with the setuid (SUID) bit set.

Auditing Events: ;

Event	Information
USER_Remove	user

Examples

To remove the user davis account and its attributes from the local system, enter:
```
nisrmuser davis
```

Files

/usr/sbin/nisrmuser

Contains the nisrmuser command.

Related Information

The chfn command, chgrpmem command, chsh command, chgroup command, chuser command, lsgroup command, lsuser command, mkgroup command, mkuser command, passwd command, pwdadm command, rmgroup command, setgroups command, setsenv command.

For more information about the identification and authentication of users, discretionary access control, the trusted computing base, and auditing, refer to Security Administration in the AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.

For more information about administrative roles, refer to Administrative Roles Overview in the AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.

Setting up and running Web-based System Management in the AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.