luser - process to control the clueless induhviduals who (mis)use computer
systems, peripheral devices and system administrators. Word play on
"loser" and "user".
luser [-d] [-g<level>] [-s] <lusername>
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>.
- -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.
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.
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.
Written by Eric L. Pederson <eric@bofh.org.uk>.