Deleting Admin Accounts + Erasing HD

I'm giving away a MacBook (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) running 10.5.8 and I want to delete the two admin accounts, delete all the files (including media) and erase the hard drive.
Can a "standard" account delete an admin account? Where should I begin?
Thanks!

Throw away any files which may contain sensitive data, securely empty the Trash, insert its original disk, restart the computer with the C key held down, use the Disk Utility to erase the partition with Mac OS X installed, and then install a new OS onto it. Include the disk with it.
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    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.282 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mcxalr'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.282 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mdnsresponder'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mysql'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastagent" with home "/var/pcast/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.282 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mysql'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 55
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.282 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastagent" with home "/var/pcast/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.282 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 55
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastserver" with home "/var/pcast/server" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 56
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.282 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastserver" with home "/var/pcast/server" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.282 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 56
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_postfix" with home "/var/spool/postfix" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 27
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.283 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_postfix" with home "/var/spool/postfix" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_qtss'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.283 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 27
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.283 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_qtss'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sandbox'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_screensaver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.283 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sandbox'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.283 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_screensaver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_securityagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_serialnumberd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.283 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_securityagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.283 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_serialnumberd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_softwareupdate'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_spotlight'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_softwareupdate'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sshd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_svn'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_spotlight'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sshd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_teamsserver" with home "/var/teamsserver" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_svn'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_teamsserver" with home "/var/teamsserver" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 94
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_timezone'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_tokend'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 94
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_timezone'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_trustevaluationagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.284 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_tokend'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_trustevaluationagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_unknown'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'updatesharing'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_usbmuxd" with home "/var/db/lockdown" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 213
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_unknown'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'updatesharing'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_usbmuxd" with home "/var/db/lockdown" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_uucp" with home "/var/spool/uucp" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 4
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_windowserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 213
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_uucp" with home "/var/spool/uucp" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 4
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.285 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_windowserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_www" with home "/Library/WebServer" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 70
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridagent" with home "/var/xgrid/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.286 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_www" with home "/Library/WebServer" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.286 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 70
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 86
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.286 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridagent" with home "/var/xgrid/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridcontroller" with home "/var/xgrid/controller" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.286 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 86
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.286 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridcontroller" with home "/var/xgrid/controller" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 85
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.287 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 85
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "admin" with home "/Users/admin" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:26 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:26.287 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "admin" with home "/Users/admin" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "daemon" with home "/var/root" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 ManagedClient[438] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 1
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'nobody'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 ManagedClient[438] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "workstation" with home "/Users/workstation" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:27.724 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "daemon" with home "/var/root" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:27.724 ManagedClient[438:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 1
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:27.724 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'nobody'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    07/12/2010 16:19:27 com.apple.loginwindow[434] 2010-12-07 16:19:27.724 ManagedClient[438:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "workstation" with home "/Users/workstation" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
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