Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 00:29:17 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Brian Takashi Hooper <brian@garage.co.jp> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what are all the different users for? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980402002735.10462P-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <199804020209.LAA03059@rabu.garage.co.jp>
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On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Brian Takashi Hooper wrote: > Hi ! > > I was wondering what the function/intended function is of each of these > default users: > > toor -- I can see this is a different version of root, except with a > bourne-shell login; but can I get rid of it if I do not use it? Is it > needed for anything? Don't think so. > operator -- what does this run? what is it intended for? I think some things run as 'operator', but I'm not sure. > games -- what is this for? if I don't have any games on my system, do > I need this user? See 'toor' > news, uucp -- as with 'games' above for these... See above > xten -- what is X-10? I don't think I'm running this...? X-10 is a power controller daemon, IIRC. I'm not sure it's even used for anything anymore. Maybe a lot of these psuedo-users aren't NECESSARY, but what do they hurt? > As a related question, can anyone tell me for sure if it's ok to change > the login shell for root? I am used to using bash, so I'd like to use > that; however, is there anything that depends on root being /bin/csh? Hope not. I changed root's shell back to /bin/sh, where it belongs :P > Thanks! > > Brian Hooper *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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