Deleting Accounts
Deleting accounts can sometimes be as important as adding or modifying them. Unused accounts can be abused, either by their former owners or by others who might be able to break into an account if it has a weak password. Thus you should routinely delete unused accounts. Before you do so, though, you should understand what happens when you delete an account and decide precisely how to do it, lest you create problems by deleting an account in an inappropriate way. With that knowledge in hand, you can delete accounts by using either GUI or text-mode tools.
Avoiding Account-Deletion Pitfalls
Deleting an account may sound simple enough, but a mistake can cause problems, either immediately or in the future. In addition to obvious issues such as accidentally deleting the wrong account, you should consider two factors:
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