The default passwd file contains entries for standard daemons. Daemons are processes that are usually started at boot time to perform some system-wide task, such as printing, network administration, or port monitoring.
root:x:0:0:Super-User:/:/sbin/sh daemon:x:1:1::/: bin:x:2:2::/usr/bin: sys:x:3:3::/: adm:x:4:4:Admin:/var/adm: lp:x:71:8:Line Printer Admin:/usr/spool/lp: uucp:x:5:5:uucp Admin:/usr/lib/uucp: nuucp:x:9:9:uucp Admin:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lib/uucp/uucico smmsp:x:25:25:SendMail Message Submission Program:/: listen:x:37:4:Network Admin:/usr/net/nls: gdm:x:50:50:GDM Reserved UID:/: webservd:x:80:80:WebServer Reserved UID:/: postgres:x:90:90:PostgreSQL Reserved UID:/:/usr/bin/pfksh unknown:x:96:96:Unknown Remote UID:/: svctag:x:95:12:Service Tag UID:/: nobody:x:60001:60001:NFS Anonymous Access User:/: noaccess:x:60002:60002:No Access User:/: nobody4:x:65534:65534:SunOS 4.x NFS Anonymous Access User:/: |
User Name |
User ID |
Description |
---|---|---|
root |
0 |
Superuser account |
daemon |
1 |
Umbrella system daemon associated with routine system tasks |
bin |
2 |
Administrative daemon associated with running system binaries to perform some routine system task |
sys |
3 |
Administrative daemon associated with system logging or updating files in temporary directories |
adm |
4 |
Administrative daemon associated with system logging |
lp |
71 |
Line printer daemon |
uucp |
5 |
Daemon associated with uucp functions |
nuucp |
6 |
Another daemon associated with uucp functions |
smmsp |
25 |
Sendmail message submission program daemon |
webservd |
80 |
Account reserved for WebServer access |
postgres |
90 |
Account reserved for PostgresSQL access |
unknown |
96 |
Account reserved for unmappable remote users in NFSv4 ACLs |
svctag |
95 |
Service Tag Registry access |
gdm |
50 |
GNOME Display Manager daemon |
listen |
37 |
Network listener daemon |
nobody |
60001 |
Account reserved for anonymous NFS access. |
noaccess |
60002 |
Assigned to a user or a process that needs access to a system through some application but without actually logging in |
nobody4 |
65534 |
SunOS 4.0 or 4.1 version of the nobody user account |