Removing users, as well as files and directories owned by specific users, is a routine task for most Systems Administrators. In this lab, we will remove a user and their home directory from the system, then search for any other files or directories owned by them and transfer ownership of those to a new user. Then we will search for and kill any processes owned by that user as well.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Search for Any Running Processes Owned by the test User. Kill the Process by the Process ID (PID)
$ ps U test $ kill < PID >- Search the System for All Files Owned by the test User, Then Change the Owner and Group to ec2-user on Any Files That Are outside of the Home Directory and the Mail Spool
$ find / -user test $ chown ec2-user:ec2-user /var/tmp/appconfig.sh $ chown ec2-user:ec2-user /tmp/list.txt- Remove the test User and Home Directory from the System
$ userdel -r test- Verify That the Home Directory and the Mail Spool Were Removed. Also Verify That There Are No Other Files Owned by the test User on the System
$ find / -user test$ ls /home$ ls /var/spool/mail
