how do i delete a ghost login account?

[melmac79]

i am the administrator account for my macbook pro, osx leopard. when a roommate moved out, i wanted to delete his standard login account. however, instead of figuring out how to do it the proper way, i accessed the devices/macintosh HD/users/ folder in Finder and simply deleted it. now, when the login screen appears, there are three options: my admin account, a guest account, and an account with no picture entitled "Other...". I can't log into this account, and it doesn't appear in the System Preferences/Accounts screen, so i can't delete or adjust it from there.

has anyone run into this problem before?? it's not a huge nuisance but it's a bit annoying to see it every time i want to log in.

i really appreciate the help... thanks!

 

[r.j.s]

In Terminal, can you run this command? (Replacing username with the username)

dscl . -delete /Users/username

 

[melmac79]

it doesn't appear to do much. when i enter that text i get this response:

melissas-macbook:~ melissa$ dscl . -delete /Users/Other...
delete: Invalid Path
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14009 (eDSUnknownNodeName)

 

[MacManiac76]

Try entering this code into Terminal and see if it still shows the Other... user after a logout.

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool NO

 

[melmac79]

fixed... thanks a lot!