[MacTUG] fyi: Deleting an macos account when the person is nolonger at UW

[Marlon A Griffith]

== Problem

I had to delete a user account from someone who had left the university. 
When I tried to from System Preferences > Users & Groups, it prompted me 
for that person's appleid password. That was a major issue.


== Solution

Delete the account from the terminal cli.

'How to Delete a User Account on macOS? | by Dylan Wang | Mac O’Clock | 
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1. Follow the command to Delete a User Account

     $ sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -delete /Users/<USER_ACCOUNT>

$ sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -delete /Users/dylan

2. List all User Accounts

$ /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users

3. Show a User Account Information

     $ /usr/bin/dscl . -read /Users/<USER_ACCOUNT>

$ /usr/bin/dscl . -read /Users/dylan

Reference:

https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/21590/unhide-delete-a-user-account

https://medium.com/macoclock/how-to-delete-a-user-account-on-macos-54623c84f336
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cheers,
Marlon