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>.

                                        25 September 1995                                LUSER(8)