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### Deleting Principals

To delete a principal, use the kadmin `delete_principal` command, which requires the "delete" administrative privilege. The syntax is:

         delete_principal [-force] principal

`delete_principal` has the alias `delprinc`. The `-force` option causes `delete_principal` not to ask if you're sure. For example:

         kadmin: delprinc jennifer
         Are you sure you want to delete the principal
         "jennifer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU"? (yes/no): yes
         Principal "jennifer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU" deleted.
         Make sure that you have removed this principal from
         all ACLs before reusing.
         kadmin: