Delete the home directory of the user (${pdfs.fs.local.homedir}/userName) that was created in the FileSystem class for the DFS, as described in "11.1.2 Create a Home Directory for the User on the DFS". Refer to "C.4 pdfs-site.xml" for information on the pdfs.fs.local.homedir property.
Example
If the user is bdppuser1:
As the settings are shared at all nodes, execute as shown below at any of the nodes where the DFS is mounted.
Execute using root permissions.
# hadoop fs -rmr /user/bdppuser1 <Enter>
* Specify the -rmr option to delete the specified directory and file.