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Re: debian system users delete or change access
From: byteme () microsoft com
Date: 22 Aug 2005 14:45:24 -0000
You can delete them... but things may stop working. If it's named after a function like.. irc, or uucp, you can probably remove it if you don't use it. You should leave the ones below alone. They system uses them for various things even though the may sound useless. daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh sync:x:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync man:x:6:12:man:/var/cache/man:/bin/sh proxy:x:13:13:proxy:/bin:/bin/sh backup:x:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/bin/sh operator:x:37:37:Operator:/var:/bin/sh nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/bin/sh If you're going to delete, backup your /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow before hand. If something stops working after you delete it, put it back.
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- debian system users delete or change access Brent Clark (Aug 22)
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