Hi,

I am looking for help with system accounts or special accounts.  On the Red
Hat 7.1 Linux systems I installed on my machines, over 20 of them exist in
files passwd and shadow (eg shutdown, nobody, named).  I want to understand
them more, why they are there, and of course how to use them.

Where can I find detailed documentation about them?

Also, in the /etc/shadow file of the last system I installed, 15 of the 22
system accounts have a single asterisk "*" in the encrypted password field,
and the remaining 7 have a double exclamation mark "!!" in there.  What do
those values mean?

Regards,
Marcel Fréchette



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