You need to fire up an FTP client like Filezilla.

Go to Public_html>Includes>config.php

Look for any references to his account ie his user ID and remove them, it should all be fairly obvious what you need to do as the config file is commented throughout.

There will be a line specifically about undeletable/protected users, put your user ID in and take his out. Also after you've done all that either remove his FTP access or if he's just using yours then change your password and don't tell him.

Can I just stress that you make sure he doesn't have FTP access to the site because otherwise you could end up in the same situation again.

nvm, responded after he edited the post

OK, I've done that and it has a number rather than his username. What do I do?

--------------- Added [DATE]1304774426[/DATE] at [TIME]1304774426[/TIME] ---------------

Grr. I changed the user number and I get the same error message.

What about the Super Administrator line, is he removed from that?

Something else you must do is

a) Put your user ID in here and remove his
****** UNDELETABLE / UNALTERABLE USERS ******

b) Put your user ID in here and remove his
****** SUPER ADMINISTRATORS ******

Once you've done that log into your admincp and remove him from the Admin Group.

I'm going mad. It won't let me delete him he is user 24 and I am user 1.


WTF is going on?

Where are you trying to delete him from? You need to do it in the config.php file.

That's what I've done. I'm user # 1 and he's 24 so I changed all the 24s on the config file to 1 and then go into the ACP and try to change his account but it still says he's protected.

Did you get my PM.

Install the client version if you dont already have it.

http://filezilla-project.org/

omg this dude needs perma banning whatever he has given you, Good luck with deleting him!

No offence but are you sure that you uploading the newly edited version to the correct remote directory?