Bug 2014823

Summary:	[DDF] These command delete a user account instead of preserving it
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Reporter:	Direct Docs Feedback <ddf-bot>
Component:	Documentation	Assignee:	David Voženílek <dvozenil>
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Description Direct Docs Feedback 2021-10-17 04:50:41 UTC

These command delete a user account instead of preserving it

Reported by: pathoprousa

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/managing_idm_users_groups_hosts_and_access_control_rules/managing-user-accounts-using-the-command-line_managing-users-groups-hosts#annotations:70b8d72b-b224-419b-aa99-21877b5d47ec

Comment 2 David Voženílek 2021-10-27 16:44:03 UTC

I extended the introduction and explicitly mentioned the `--preserve` command in it. I also added a note explaining the output: it says the user account has been deleted, whereas it has actually been preserved.

Link to changed documentation: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html-single/managing_idm_users_groups_hosts_and_access_control_rules/index#preserving-users-using-the-command-line_managing-idm-users-using-the-command-line