Script: *remove-user.ps1* ======================== This PowerShell script removes an existing user account including the home directory. Parameters ---------- ```powershell PS> ./remove-user.ps1 [[-username] ] [] -username Required? false Position? 1 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` Example ------- ```powershell PS> ./remove-user.ps1 Joe ✔️ Removed user 'Joe' including home directory in 11s. ``` Notes ----- Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Related Links ------------- https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell Script Content -------------- ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Removes an user account .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script removes an existing user account including the home directory. .EXAMPLE PS> ./remove-user.ps1 Joe ✔️ Removed user 'Joe' including home directory in 11s. .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$username = "") try { if ($username -eq "") { $username = Read-Host "Enter the user name to remove" } $stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() if ($IsLinux) { & sudo deluser --remove-home $username } else { throw "Not supported yet" } [int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Removed user '$username' including home directory in $($elapsed)s." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of remove-user.ps1 as of 08/15/2024 09:50:53)*