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Standard Users

In Table 2-1, you'll find the standard users set up by the installation process (this is essentially the /etc/passwd file). The Group ID (GID) in this table is the primary group for the user. See the section called User Private Groups for details on how groups are used.

Table 2-1. Standard Users

User UID GID Home Directory Shell
root 0 0 /root /bin/bash
bin 1 1 /bin  
daemon 2 2 /sbin  
adm 3 4 /var/adm  
lp 4 7 /var/spool/lpd  
sync 5 0 /sbin /bin/sync
shutdown 6 0 /sbin /sbin/shutdown
halt 7 0 /sbin /sbin/halt
mail 8 12 /var/spool/mail  
news 9 13 /var/spool/news  
uucp 10 14 /var/spool/uucp  
operator 11 0 /root  
games 12 100 /usr/games  
gopher 13 30 /usr/lib/gopher-data  
ftp 14 50 /var/ftp  
nobody 99 99 /  

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