In the /etc/passwd & group is a uid/gid of nobody. Why is nobody there and what does he do?
Also in his (and others) shadow file he has * as his encrypted password, does this have special value? nobody:*:13725:0:99999:7::: New to linux, inquisitive mind ;-) James Chaplin Systems Programmer, MVS & zLinux (703) 921-6220 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
