Public bug reported:
I am using:
~$ lsb_release -ds
Ubuntu 25.10
~$ dpkg -l | grep coreutil
ii coreutils 9.5-1ubuntu2+0.0.0~ubuntu24
all coreutils meta package
ii coreutils-from-uutils 0.0.0~ubuntu24
all coreutils from the uutils project
ii gnu-coreutils 9.5-1ubuntu4
amd64 GNU core utilities
ii rust-coreutils 0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1
amd64 Universal coreutils utils, written in Rust
~$
When I try to remove a user and his home at once, I get an error
~$ sudo deluser test27 --remove-home
invalid characters in input string, see trace output for more details at
/usr/share/perl5/Debian/AdduserCommon.pm line 143.
~$
workaround:
split it in two steps
~$ sudo deluser test27
~$ sudo find /home/test27/ -delete
~$
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For your interrest
This does not appear on another system with coreutils-from-gnu
~$ dpkg -l | grep coreutil
ii coreutils 9.5-1ubuntu2+0.0.0~ubuntu24
all coreutils meta package
ii coreutils-from-gnu 0.0.0~ubuntu24
all coreutils from the GNU coreutils project
ii gnu-coreutils 9.5-1ubuntu4
amd64 GNU core utilities
ii rust-coreutils 0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1
amd64 Universal coreutils utils, written in Rust
~$ sudo deluser test26 --remove-home
~$
** Affects: rust-coreutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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coreutils-from-uutils: deluser <USER> fails with option --remove-home
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