PURGEUSER

The PURGEUSER command enables a system administrator or an account manager to remove a user from an account.



   PURGEUSER user[.acctname]

user: Specifies the name of the user to be deleted. This name must contain from one to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.
acctname: Specifies the name of the account where the user is located. The default is the logon account of the account manager. System manager (SM) capability is required to use this parameter.

Usage
You can enter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in break mode. Pressing Break does not affect this command.
You must have system manager (SM) or account manager (AM) capability to enter this command.
You cannot purge a user if he or she is currently logged on. If you try to purge a user currently logged on to the system, the system responds by displaying the message IN USE: CAN'T BE PURGED. You cannot purge MANAGER.SYS.
Purge verification
When you enter PURGEUSER during a session, the system displays the following verification prompt to ensure that you do not accidentally purge the wrong user:
USER user TO BE PURGED? (YES/NO)
Deleting remaining files
The files created by a purged user remain after you purge the user from the system. The following choices are available for deleting files:
- The system administrator with system manager (SM) capability can remove the files' account by entering the PURGEACCT command.
- Someone with account manager (AM) capability can remove the files' group by entering the PURGEGROUP command.
- Anyone can enter the PURGE command for each file to be deleted.

To remove a user named USER1, enter:

   :PURGEUSER USER1

   USER1 TO BE PURGED? (YES/NO)YES



   LISTUSER

   NEWUSER

   PURGE

   PURGEACCT

   PURGEGROUP

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