---
name: "openvas-rmuser"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openvas-server"
version: "2.0.3-3"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openvas-rmuser"
---

# openvas-rmuser(8)

removes a user from the openvasd userbase

## NAME

openvas-rmuser - removes a user from the openvasd userbase

## SYNOPSIS

**openvas-rmuser \[***\<login\>***\]**

## DESCRIPTION

The  **OpenVAS Security Scanner** comes with its own user base which contains the list of who can use the services of  **openvasd**, and what restriction (or *rules*) each user has.

**openvas-rmuser** is a simple program which will remove user from the proper openvasd configuration files, as well as its data (saved KBs and saved sessions).

## SEE ALSO

[**openvas-adduser**(8)](/openvas-adduser/8.md), [**openvasd**(8)](/openvasd/8.md), **openvas**(1)

## MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPENVAS PROJECT

The canonical places where you will find more information  about the OpenVAS project are:

http://www.openvas.org/ ⟨⟩ (Official site)\
 http://cvs.openvas.org/ ⟨⟩ (Developers site)

## AUTHOR

**openvas-rmuser** was quickly written by Renaud Deraison \<deraison@cvs.nessus.org\>