The default Solaris passwd file contains entries for standard daemons, processes usually started at boot time to perform some system-wide task, such as printing, network administration, and port monitoring.
root:x:0:1: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 listen:x:37:4:Network Admin:/usr/net/nls: nobody:x:60001:60001:Nobody:/: noaccess:x:60002:60002:No Access User:/: nobody4:x:65534:65534:SunOS 4.x Nobody:/: |
User Name |
User ID |
Description |
---|---|---|
root |
0 |
Superuser account |
daemon |
1 |
Umbrella system daemon associated with updating calendars, and so forth |
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 |
|
71 |
Line printer daemon |
uucp |
5 |
uucp daemon |
nuucp |
6 |
uucp daemon |
listen |
37 |
Network listener daemon |
nobody |
60001 |
Anonymous user account, assigned by an NFS server when a request is received from an unauthorized root user. The nobody user account is assigned to software processes that do not need nor should have any special permissions. |
noaccess |
60002 |
Account 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 nobody user account. |