Delete Users

This article explains how to delete system administration users.

System administration users are not the same as database users.

Prerequisites

To perform this task you must be a member of the exaadm group.

Procedure

The following examples use the command-line tool confd_client, which is available on all database nodes. You can also access ConfD through XML-RPC in your own Python programs. For more information, see ConfD.

Placeholder values are indicated with UPPERCASE characters. Replace the placeholders with your own values.

  1. Connect to the cluster operating system (COS) using c4 connect -i PLAY_ID -s cos. For example:

    ./c4 connect -i c3275f84 -s cos

    For more information about how to use c4 connect, see How to use c4.

  2. To find the exact user name, use the ConfD job user_list. In this example, the user name is ADMIN2:

    confd_client user_list
    ...
    ADMIN2:
      additional_groups: []
      authorized_keys: []
      group: exaadm
      id: 1005

  3. To delete the user, use the ConfD job user_delete. For example: 

    confd_client user_delete username: ADMIN2

Verification

To verify that the user has been deleted, use the ConfD job user_list: 

confd_client user_list

The user should no longer be listed.