NAME¶
luser - process to control the clueless individuals who (mis)use computer
systems, peripheral devices and system administrators. Word play on
"loser" and "user".
SYNOPSIS¶
luser [-d] [-g<level>] [-s] <lusername>
DESCRIPTION¶
luser is the primary tool a system administrator uses to manage end-user
requests. This powerful tool can actually cause the specified user to perform
actions as specified by the flags.
With no flags,
luser deletes every running process owned by the specified
<lusername>.
OPTIONS¶
- -d
- Disk reclamation mode. Remove all files in the home
directory of <lusername>.
- -g<level>
- Grovel mode. Causes the specified luser to make an act of
contrition to the sysadmin for past sins. The <level> indicates the
severity of the contrition:
- LEVEL
- 0
- User makes a sincere apology and promises to never do it
again.
- 1
- User buys sysadmin a large quantity of sysadmin's favorite
beverage.
- 2
- User signs over ownership of his/her car to sysadmin.
- 3
- User resigns from the company after writing a long letter
of apology detailing his/her failings.
- 4
- User commits ritual suicide by sucking on a power strip and
grounding himself to a conduit.
NOTES¶
Sysadmins are encouraged to use the -s option as a way to smarten up the world's
user base. Use the -g option at level 4 outside the confines of the machine
room. The more lusers that witness the act, the better.
SEE ALSO¶
sysadmin(1)
BUGS¶
Occasionally, the luser may survive the effects of
luser -g4. In that
event, a second invocation of the command will usually prove to be fatal.
HISTORY¶
Written by Eric L. Pederson <eric@bofh.org.uk>.