Add the capability to completely delete a user from the database. The

default remains to inactivate them.

ipa-admintools/ipa-deluser

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def usage():
 
 def parse_options():
     parser = OptionParser()
+    parser.add_option("-d", "--delete", action="store_true", dest="deluser",
+                      help="Delete the user, don't inactivate them.")
     parser.add_option("--usage", action="store_true",
                       help="Program usage")
 
@@ -47,11 +49,16 @@ def main():
     if len(args) != 2:
         usage()
 
+    msg = "inactivated"
     try:
         client = ipaclient.IPAClient()
-        ret = client.mark_user_deleted(args[1])
+        if options.deluser:
+            ret = client.delete_user(args[1])
+            msg = "deleted"
+        else:
+            ret = client.mark_user_deleted(args[1])
         if (ret == "Success"):
-            print args[1] + " successfully deleted"
+            print args[1] + " successfully %s" % msg
         else:
             print args[1] + " " + ret
     except xmlrpclib.Fault, f:

ipa-admintools/man/ipa-deluser.1

@@ -19,14 +19,20 @@
 .\" 
 .TH "ipa-deluser" "1" "Oct 10 2007" "freeipa" ""
 .SH "NAME"
-ipa\-deluser \- Delete a user
+ipa\-deluser \- Delete or inactivate a user
 
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
-ipa\-deluser \fIuser\fR
+ipa\-deluser [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIuser\fR
 
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
-Deletes a user with name \fIname\fR.
+Inactivates a user with login name \fIname\fR.
 
-Users are not completely removed with the command, just marked as inactive.
+By default users are not completely removed. They are marked as inactive. Use the [\-d|\-\-delete] option to completely remove them.
+
+Users are automatically removed from groups when they are deleted. The are not when inactivated.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.TP 
+\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-delete
+Completely remove the user from the database. The default is to mark the user inactive.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 The exit status is 0 on success, nonzero on error.