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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390