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Remove-FileUser

Removes an user account

param([string]$username = "")

try {
	if ($username -eq "") { $username = Read-Host "Enter the user name to remove" }
	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	if ($IsLinux) {
		&  sudo deluser --remove-home $username
	} else {
		throw "Not supported yet"
	}

	[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"? Removed user '$username' including home directory in $($elapsed)s."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

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