/etc/passwd for postgres, hpsmdb, sfmdb, iwww, owww

[TheJuiceman]

Hey gang,

How should these entries look in the /etc/passwd file? Should corresponding /home directories exist for each or should they be set with a different home dir? Thanks.

[DavidJ]

Juiceman,

If these uid's are not going to be used to log onto your system, I would change them to something like this:
iwww:*:99:99:HPUX Mandatory - Blocked,,,:/:.

I have used this method to prevent interactive logons for 'users' that are required on my systems, but should not be used as "real" users.


Regards
David

[Arnold F. Shirk]

David,

Thank you for covering the password entries. I think /bin/false is easier to locate in the file.

Just my opinion.

My question is do any of these accounts need a "home'" directory?

It is till vague to me what actions these system accounts perform.

[Viktor Balogh]

>It is till vague to me what actions these system accounts perform.

There's nothing special, you can check it as always:

# ps -u USERNAME

:)

Viktor