topic Re: Default user/group names in Operating System - HP-UX

Default user/group names

john guardian — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:42:24 GMT

Default system user names for ownership of system dirs/files.

Def user names = root, bin, sys and other?

Def group names = root, bin, sys and other?

Have I missed or incorrectly listed anything above? I was unsure as to "other" being lisetd in the def user list. Unlike one other (non-hp) unix, I don't see any reference to system for user or group... just sys.

Thx in advance for any/all replies.

Re: Default user/group names

RickT_1 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:05:15 GMT

John,

You are correct, HP-UX does not use the user or group "system".

Rick

Re: Default user/group names

john guardian — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:19:20 GMT

Good. Thx.

But what about the Def User list? Is there a def system username of "other" or is it only used to denote group membership?

I can't ever remember seeing a file owned by "other", but I have seen files "group-owned" by other... Haven't logged on to an HP box in a while and really taken a good look... been busy w/other 'Nix systems and will have to check this out at the Data Center.

Re: Default user/group names

RickT_1 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:24:46 GMT

There is not a user of "Other" that is strictly for groups.

Rick

Re: Default user/group names

john guardian — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:17:55 GMT

Thx to RickT.

Re: Default user/group names

Dennis Handly — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:20:23 GMT

>Default system user names for ownership of system dirs/files.

Take a look at /etc/passwd and /etc/group.