can't get rid of user called nobody
I have this login user named "nobody" that sometimes
appears when I'm running top. nobody often runs find, but also other programs, but he appears and disappears so fast I sometimes can't see the PID and I'm too slow on the kill command. I have looked into the system and there is no user, or group, named "nobody". I don't like this. Something is wrong. Does anyone have any ideas what might be going on here ? Who is this "nobody" and what does he want from a simple home computer user who never banks or even purchases anything online ? Any ideas would be welcome. Oh, I'm running an obsolete computer with obsolete software, ( Ubuntu 8.1, Gnome 2.24.1 ) because I'm tired of buying the newest this and that just to be "obsolete" within a week. I'm not made of money. |
:-), "nobody wants nothing from you".. It's a simple user that comes by default in ubuntu..
Check for /etc/passwd file and you will find an entry related to it. If you are so annoyed, you can delete it by "userdel nobody".. but i will suggest not to. |
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AIUI, it's a simple security device. Many services are set up to run under the limited "nobody" user if they don't need any higher level permissions to operate. If someone manages to compromise that service, they are still restricted to only what "nobody" has access to, which isn't much.
I recommend just leaving it alone. |
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