Hi Daniel,

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 13:09, Daniel P. Martin <dmar...@gizmoworks.com>wrote:

> - Can anybody cite an URL for any specification of predefined system
> accounts ("games" or otherwise) beyond root that are declared to be part
> of the Linux, Unix or POSIX system specification?  Not the numeric uid
> or gid, but the account names themselves?
>
>

While it does not fully answer your question (no mention of the games user
as an example), it might be an interesting reading :

Linux Standard Base Core Specification 3.2
Chapter 21. Users & Groups
http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org/LSB_3.2.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/usernames.html

Also :
Chapter 21. Users & Groups
http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org/LSB_3.2.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/uidrange.html


Regards,
Dominic Coulombe

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