function removeUser($username)
    {
        $query = sprintf("DELETE FROM %s WHERE %s = '%s'",
                         $this->options['table'],
                         $this->options['usernamecol'],
                         $username
                         );

        $res = $this->query($query);

        if (DB::isError($res)) {
           return PEAR::raiseError($res->getMessage(), $res->getCode());
        } else {
          return true;
        }
    }