lp is used for the printer daemon.
and daemon is used for other things.
Certain files must be owned by some of the users.

Rather than delete them, change their shell to /dev/null so no one
can login using them.

I think adm is used by UV

George

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> Subject: [U2] User IDs
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> I want to beef up security on our old HP-Ux v10.01 running UV v8.3.3.
> 
> I am inclined to delete the following user.ids as they may be 
> infidels...
> 
>   adm   bin   daemon   lp   nuucp    sys   uucp
> 
> Suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bill Brutzman
> Manager, IT
> HK MetalCraft Mfg Corp
> PO Box 775
> 35 Industrial Road
> Lodi  NJ  07644
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