Gerrard Geldenhuis wrote: > Hi > I believe you might have been hacked. > > This file specifies the normal ranges/limites for uid's. > /etc/login.defs > Dunno 'bout that. RH defaults to giving new non-system users 500+ uids. mark "let's not talk about creating them as their own group, instead of something like users" > 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
