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 ### Uninstalling omnibus-gitlab
 
-To remove all users and groups created by omnibus-gitlab, before removing the gitlab package (with `dpkg` or `yum`) run `sudo gitlab-ctl remove-accounts`. *Note* All gitlab processes need to be stopped before running the command.
+To remove [all users and groups created by Omnibus GitLab](doc/settings/configuration.md#disable-user-and-group-account-management),
+run `sudo gitlab-ctl stop && sudo gitlab-ctl remove-accounts` before removing the gitlab package (with `dpkg` or `yum`).
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+If you have problems removing accounts or groups, run `luserdel` or `lgroupdel` manually
+to delete them. You might also want to manually remove the leftover user home directories
+from `/home/`.
 
 To remove all omnibus-gitlab data use `sudo gitlab-ctl cleanse`.