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PURGEUSER
PURGEUSER
Removes a user from an account.
Syntax
PURGEUSER user[.acctname]
Parameters
user Name of the user to be deleted.
acctname Specifies the name of the account in which the user is found. Default is the
logon account of the account manager.
Operation Notes
Account managers use the PURGEUSER command to delete a user from an account. You are
asked to verify the command only when it is executed during a session, and not from a job.
To do so, respond YES or NO to the message:
USER user TO BE PURGED? (YES/NO)
An attempt to purge a user currently logged on to the system fails, and an explanatory
message is displayed:
IN USE: CAN'T BE PURGED.
The user can only be purged if the user is not logged on when the PURGEUSER command is
issued. An attempt to purge MANAGER.SYS always fails, since this user can never be
purged if the user is logged onto the system.
If files created by a purged user remain after the user is purged from the system, the
system manager can remove them with the PURGEACCT command, or the account manager
can eliminate them by executing PURGEGROUP.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing Break
has no effect on this command.
To execute this command, the account must be the same as the logon account of the
command issuer unless that user has system manager (SM) capability.
Example
To remove a user named USER1, enter:
PURGEUSER USER1
USER1 TO BE PURGED? YES