system default accounts

[Spark_2]

Hi,

I would want to if all of the following are needed and if yes, what for

daemon 5
bin 2
sys 3
adm 4
uucp 3
lp 7
nuucp 11
hpdb 1
nobody -2
www 1
smbnull 101
iwww 1
owww 1
hpsmh 102
tftp 103
sshd 105
sfmdb 20

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

what version of HPUX ?

uname -a

[Spark_2]

uname -a
HP-UX pbkpsr01 B.11.23 U ia64 3703668534 unlimited-user license

[Jean-Luc Oudart · Accepted solution]

Hi

these acocunts have been created by the system/sw install. most of them don't need a login. This should be part of your hardening procedures.

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-0740/ch03s02.html

Regards
Jean-Luc

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

Hi

they are system users and they need by the system to access resources , manipulate application. .

for example :
nobody is for ftp access for anonymous user

hpsmh is for system management home page manipulation.

[Spark_2]

Thank you all for your replies...it helped as always

[Spark_2]

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