Does deleting user with command deluser deletes the password associated with that username in Linux?
Does deleting user with command deluser deletes the password associated with that username in
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Does deleting user with command deluser deletes the password associated with that username in Linux?
Quoting the man page:
So, yes. Again, the man page states it will modify these files:
The password is (usually) stored in
/etc/shadow.