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 smmsp:x:25:25:SendMail Message Submission Program:/: 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 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 |
Daemon associated with uucp functions. |
smmsp |
25 |
Sendmail message submission program daemon. |
listen |
37 |
Network listener daemon. |
nobody |
60001 |
Assigned to users or software processes that do not need nor should have any special permissions. |
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. |