Re: [expert] Proper UID for Nobody ?

2002-08-25 Thread Woody Green
It is not unusual for nobody to be 65535 (16 bits) on various systems. On an MDK system, I might get worried a little as nobody is usually 99. Woody On Mon, 2002-08-19 at 21:51, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: I've noticed that the account nobody on this system has a user id of 65534. Is this

[expert] Proper UID for Nobody ?

2002-08-19 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
I've noticed that the account nobody on this system has a user id of 65534. Is this correct? I'm asking because back in the day I used to make backdoor admin accounts using UID numbers higher than 65535. I thought it mighty odd to see a UID number this large naturally on the system.