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Re: determining who is a registered user in your system



> > Can the root remove h[i,e][m,r]self from the system?
> 
> Of course - just remove the entries from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.
> However, I would strongly recommend you NOT do this (unless you want to
> cripple your system).
> 
> Adam

I wouldn't do it, I am trying to understand better the guts of the
system than I have so far understood. Thank you for the advice anyway,
you never know what could come to mind after a turkey night.



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