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  1. Bug #426125
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Comment 5 for bug 426125

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Barry Klein (blklein) wrote : Re: [Bug 426125] Re: Misleading message when deleting user using "Users and Groups"

I forgot one vital piece of information.

The /etc/deluser.conf file had been edited: REMOVE_HOME=1

I checked the operation of user-admin 'Delete' with both values of
REMOVE_HOME. If it's 0 (the default) the home directory is not removed.
If it's 1, the home directory is removed. The same message is displayed
in both cases.

The console command 'deluser <username>' operates similarly, but deletes
the group (with a relevant message) if the user was the only member of
the group.

Barry Klein

On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:09 +0000, "Milan Bouchet-Valat"
<email address hidden> wrote:
> OK, I understand the link with the present bug. I'd like to mark this
> one as fixed in Karmic, considering the title of the report. The other
> part of it is bug 192443, which I'll try to fix soon. Could you confirm
> the problem that the home directory is removed without warning? Seems
> strange to me. Thanks!
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> Misleading message when deleting user using "Users and Groups"
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