Remove User

[rmeyer-epik]

So how do you remove a user from the box ie corrupted session or something is not correct? is there a way to redo the signin?

[adombeck]

So how do you remove a user from the box

Currently, the only way to remove an authd user is to remove the whole authd database. That can be done via sudo rm /var/lib/authd/authd.db, but note that when you do that all authd users will be assigned a different UID when they log in again, which will cause any existing files owned by that user to be unaccessible (you can fix that by changing the owner via chmod). That also means that users could by chance be assigned the same UID which was previously assigned to a different authd user, allowing them to access existing files still owned by that UID. If you do remove the authd database, you have to restart authd for it to take effect: sudo systemctl restart authd.

We plan to create a command-line tool which allows removing authd users and groups.

is there a way to redo the signin?

Yes, you can always redo the device authentication. When logging in via the GNOME login screen, when you see the prompt to enter the local password, you can click the < button to go back and select Device Authentication instead. When logging in via SSH, you can enter "r" to go back and select Device Authentication.