default settings for "nobody"

[Renè Thurnher]

Hello,

Does anybody knows the system default UID and GID for the user "nobody" on HPUX 11.00.

Thanks in advance

[Clemens van Everdingen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

nobody:*:-2:-2::/:

C.

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi

nobody:*:-2:-24::/:


Paula

[Pete Randall]

I've got:

nobody:*:-2:60001::/:

Pete

[Donald Kok]

It is default -2 , which is binary the same as 65534. I change it manualy to 65534.

[Uncle Liew]

Hi Ren,

By default, there is no user "nobody" in HP-UX 11.00

If you intend to configure some Public Domain Software that needs user "nobody", you have 2 choices:

1. Manually add an user "nobody" & group "nobody". This can be done easily via SAM.

2. User another user.

I am been facing this problem while configuring few Public Domain Software on HP-UX 11.00 for my few customers.


In RedHat Linux 8.0,
by default in

1. /etc/passwd:
nobody:*:99:99:Nobody:/:/sbin/nologin

2. /etc/group:
nobody::99:


Hope this helps ..

[Darrell Allen]

On my 11.0 systems:

nobody:*:-2:-2::/:

Darrell

[Christopher Caldwell]

If you're using the role account "nobody" for things like web serving or other role based access, the UID and GID are selectable (make them up). The point of the account is that it owns no files, thus creating a security sandbox. If someone compromises the account, they can't remove or change files - they might be able to view files that have world readable access.

Traditionally, we use UIDs/GIDs in the 59XXX range so folks can easily identify the purpose of the account and so that uid/gid filters are easy to write. For example, you can use POP3 if you're > 200 and less than 59000.

If you just have one role account, by convention, most folks use 59999/59999.

[Animesh Chakraborty]

In 11i
it is
nobody:*:-2:-2::/: