How to delete a user account on Ubuntu Linux

To delete a user account on Ubuntu Linux, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Use the sudo command to execute the following command as the root user:

sudo userdel username

Replace username with the name of the user account you want to delete.

3. If the user's home directory is located in the default location (/home/username), you can use the -r option to delete the user's home directory and all of its contents:

sudo userdel -r username

4. If the user is a member of any groups, you can use the -G option to remove the user from those groups:

sudo deluser username group1 group2

Replace group1 and group2 with the names of the groups you want to remove the user from.

Keep in mind that deleting a user account will also delete any files or directories owned by that user, including any data in their home directory. Be sure to back up any important data before deleting a user account.