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    Delete an old "user" in Mac OS X

    I had to create two new users but I can not erase their records (I did not need more) because they are rejected by the bin.
    What do to turn?

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    Re: Delete an old "user" in Mac OS X

    In fact it is normal, when you do delete the preferences user it you just rename the file of the user you put -deleted and you do not have permissions to delete this file, therefore for definitive rid you must use an application like batchmode available on VersionTracker .

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    Re: Delete an old "user" in Mac OS X

    or you typed in the terminal: sudo rm-rf + drag & drop the file and then enter a clear

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    Re: Delete an old "user" in Mac OS X

    Batchmode with no problem in changing the ownership (it should no longer belong to Root).

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