Symptom
Switches are unable to delete remotely authenticated users when username contains period/dot "."
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N9K(config)# show user-account
user:admin
this user account has no expiry date
roles:network-admin
user:jsmith
roles:network-admin
account created through REMOTE authentication
Credentials such as ssh server key will be cached temporarily only for this user
account
Local login not possible
user:test.user
roles:network-operator
account created through REMOTE authentication
Credentials such as ssh server key will be cached temporarily only for this user
account
Local login not possible
N9K(config)# no username jsmith
!
N9K(config)# no username test.user
:0: dme_get_param_value: No value assigned to property in string sys/userext/remoteuser-test.user
N9K(config)# show user-account
user:admin
this user account has no expiry date
roles:network-admin
user:test.user
roles:network-operator
account created through REMOTE authentication
Credentials such as ssh server key will be cached temporarily only for this user
account
Local login not possible
!>> test.user account persists
Workaround
"stuck" remote user accounts can be cleared by reloading the switch.