try
        {
            final Map portalPageConfigurations = portalManager.getPortalPageConfigurations(user);
            if (portalPageConfigurations != null)
            {
                for (Iterator iterator = portalPageConfigurations.values().iterator(); iterator.hasNext();)
                {
                    PortalPageConfiguration ppc = (PortalPageConfiguration) iterator.next();
                    if (!ppc.isDefault())
                    {
                        portalManager.deletePortalPageConfiguration(user, ppc.getId());
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            throw new RemoteException("Unable to delete PortalConfiguration for user, cause: " + e.getMessage());
        }
        try
        {
            UserUtils.removeUser(user);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            throw new RemoteException("Unable to delete user, cause: " + e.getMessage(), e);
        }

        try
        {
            if (confirm)
            {
                // The Validation happens in the request to perform the action
                removeRoleActors();
                if (!getHasErrorMessages())
                {
                    final String username = user.getName();

                    permissionManager.removeUserPermissions(username);
                    removePortalConfigurationsForUser();
                    removeWatchesForUser();
                    removeVotesForUser();

                    // Remove the filters
                    searchRequestManager.removeAllFilters(user);

                    // Delete all the subscriptions for the user as well
                    subscriptionManager.deleteSubscriptionsForUser(user);

                    // Remove any notifications using this user
                    notificationSchemeManager.removeEntities(SingleUser.DESC, username);

                    // Remove the user from the component lead of all components lead
                    removeComponentLeadsForUser();

                    UserUtils.removeUser(user);
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            log.error("There was an error trying to remove user: " + user.getFullName(), e);
            addErrorMessage(getText("admin.errors.users.exception.trying.to.remove", e));
        }