default linux users and groups

mangueJOE · 07-10-2002, 10:31 PM

I notice that when i installed red hat 7.3 it also includes various user like ftp, apache and other.

Can I safely remove those? Please explain me which i can remove and which I cannot.

pickledbeans · 07-10-2002, 10:46 PM

Not NO but HELL NO.
Those account are REQUIRED by the system.
Most to assist in the management of services like; ftp apache, sendmail....cron..... inetd

trickykid · 07-11-2002, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pickledbeans
Not NO but HELL NO.
Those account are REQUIRED by the system.
Most to assist in the management of services like; ftp apache, sendmail....cron..... inetd

A simple no would have worked, then the explanation of why.

pickledbeans · 07-11-2002, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by trickykid
A simple no would have worked, then the explanation of why.

Dude/Dudess ---
Lighten up, cool you jets, chill out, hang loose, OK

Your first question should have been, what are these accounts for? Not can I blow them away !!!

Your question also suggests, that you haven't taken the time to gain a basic understanding if Unix/Linux?

I would suggest that you take the time to read over some
of the items I suggest in this post of mine:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=25278

taz.devil · 07-11-2002, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pickledbeans
Dude/Dudess ---
Lighten up, cool you jets, chill out, hang loose, OK

I'd suggest going along with what tricky has requested as, he is a moderator, knows what he's doing, and as do I, prefer 'to the point' answers where the question asker won't have the option to get confused. Danke.....