On Monday 08 October 2007 17:27:22 m.roth2006@xxxxxxx wrote: > >Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 01:03:32 +1000 (EST) > >From: tech user <techwww@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >--- Rajesh kanna <tr_rajeshkanna@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> nobody:*:13785:0:99999:7::: --> represents system account > >> > >> dbus:!!:13785:0:99999:7::: --> represents service account > > > >Thanks. > >what's the difference between a system account and a service account? > > Root, or techwww, are system accounts. apache, or nobody, or rpc, or ntp, > are service accounts, not something anyone logs in to. > > mark Well, service account are usually users created only to own a process, for instance, apache one, proftpd etc... -- Manuel Arostegui Ramirez. Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
