---
name: "bos_removeuser"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bos_removeuser"
---

# bos\_removeuser(8)

Removes a privileged user from the UserList file

## NAME

bos\_removeuser - Removes a privileged user from the UserList file

## SYNOPSIS

**bos removeuser** **-server** \<*machine name*\> **-user** \<*user names*\>+\
     \[**-cell** \<*cell name*\>\] \[**-noauth**\] \[**-localauth**\] \[**-help**\]

**bos removeu** **-s** \<*machine name*\> **-u** \<*user names*\>+\
     \[**-c** \<*cell name*\>\] \[**-n**\] \[**-l**\] \[**-h**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **bos removeuser** command removes each user name specified with the **-user** argument from the */etc/openafs/server/UserList* file on the machine named by the **-server** argument.

## OPTIONS

- **-server** \<*machine name*\>

  Indicates the server machine on which to change the */etc/openafs/server/UserList* file. Identify the machine by IP address or its host name (either fully-qualified or abbreviated unambiguously). For details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

  In cells that use the Update Server to distribute the contents of the */etc/openafs/server* directory, it is conventional to specify only the system control machine as a value for the **-server** argument. Otherwise, repeat the command for each file server machine. For further discussion, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-user** \<*user names*\>+

  Specifies each user name to remove.

- **-cell** \<*cell name*\>

  Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the **-localauth** flag. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-noauth**

  Assigns the unprivileged identity `"anonymous"` to the issuer. Do not combine this flag with the **-localauth** flag. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-localauth**

  Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local */etc/openafs/server/KeyFile* or */etc/openafs/server/KeyFileExt* file. The **bos** command interpreter presents the ticket to the BOS Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the **-cell** or **-noauth** options. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-help**

  Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

## EXAMPLES

The following example removes the users `"pat"` and `"jones"` from the *UserList* file on the system control machine `"fs1.example.com"`.

```
   % bos removeuser -server fs1.example.com -user pat jones
```

## PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

The issuer must be listed in the */etc/openafs/server/UserList* file on the machine named by the **-server** argument, or must be logged onto a server machine as the local superuser `"root"` if the **-localauth** flag is included.

## SEE ALSO

[**KeyFile**(5)](/KeyFile/5.md), [**KeyFileExt**(5)](/KeyFileExt/5.md), [**UserList**(5)](/UserList/5.md), [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md), [**bos\_addkey**(8)](/bos_addkey/8.md), [**bos\_listkeys**(8)](/bos_listkeys/8.md)

## COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. \<http://www.ibm.com/\> All Rights Reserved.

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