Delete Artifactory users with jf rt users-delete

Delete users from Artifactory by username or from a CSV file.

Synopsis

jf rt users-delete <users-list> [options]
jf rt users-delete --csv <path> [options]

Aliases: rt udel

Arguments

Options

Examples

Verify Command Help

To view command help:

1. Run:

jf rt users-delete --help

Delete Users by Name

To delete users by username:

1. Run:

jf rt users-delete <users-list> --quiet

Where:

• <users-list> — comma-separated usernames (see Arguments).

Full example:

jf rt users-delete alice,bob --quiet

Expected output (one line per user, exits 0 on success):

[Info] Deleting user alice...
[Info] Deleting user bob...

Delete Users from a CSV File

To delete users listed in a CSV file:

1. Create a CSV file with a username header and one username per row:

username
alice
bob

2. Run:

jf rt users-delete --csv <path> --quiet

Where:

• <path> — path to the CSV file (for example ./users-to-remove.csv).

Full example:

jf rt users-delete --csv ./users-to-remove.csv --quiet

Expected output (one line per user, exits 0 on success):

[Info] Deleting user alice...
[Info] Deleting user bob...

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Warning

This action permanently removes users. You cannot undo it.

Important Notes

• Irreversible: Deleted users cannot be recovered. Their artifacts and builds remain, but their account and authentication credentials are permanently removed.
• --quiet default: In CI environments (when CI is set), --quiet defaults to true.
• Requires admin privileges on the Artifactory instance. Before running, verify your credentials are valid:
  Bash

  jf rt ping --server-id <your-server-id>

  If this fails with a 401, refresh your token with jf config add <server-id> or jf config edit <server-id>.
• Sequential processing: Users are deleted one at a time. If a user does not exist, the CLI logs an error for that user and continues with the remaining users in the list or CSV.
• Deleting a user does not remove them from groups. Clean up group memberships separately if needed.
• Trace ID on error: If an API error occurs, the CLI prints a Trace ID for JFrog Platform logs value. You can share this ID with JFrog Support to help correlate server-side logs.