unicoding

If you have enabled mobile home directories, it is possible to remove the local user, by simply deleting them from NetInfo (pre 10.5.x ).

A simple script could easily be written to check the time stamps then delete any users and or files and if they have not logged into the machine for some time.

This is perfect for laptops which are borrowed by students, in educational environments.

Great article on MacGeekery. if you require further details, for trouble shooting then have a look at this article hosted by Onmac

On managed workstations pre Mac OS 10.5.x the managed preferneces set with workgroup manager are cached in the file system. However, they are also cached within the NetInfo database. If you are cloning machines, be sure to remove these settings from NetInfo. Unless you are managing NetInfo with a file managment tool such as RADmind.