Hi I believe you might have been hacked. This file specifies the normal ranges/limites for uid's. /etc/login.defs Regards > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vivek Mangal > Sent: 24 April 2008 06:56 > To: Red Hat > Subject: pegasus user name > > Hello ALL, > > I am working on RHEL 4.2 > Today, when i saw /etc/passwd file then > > i saw a pegasus user in the file which have GID 500. > (pegasus:x:100:500:tog-pegasus PoenPegasus WBEM/CIM > services:/vsr/lib/Pegasus:/sbin/nologin) > can u tell me what the uses of this account ? > And if its a system user then why it take GID 500 ? > and i hav no user which hav 500 UID / GID ? > > one more thing > pppuse have 1001:1001 GID and PID > (pppuser:x:1001:1001:,,,:/home/pppuser:/usr/sbin/ppplogin) > and nfsnobody hav 4294967294:4294967294 GID and PID > (nfsnobody:x:4294967294:4294967294:Anonymous NFS > User:/var/lib/nfs:/sbin/nologin) > Both user are system user then why they take more then 500 GID / UID ? > > Please tell me the reason > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
