Changeset 292da92

Timestamp:

Jul 12, 2006, 5:48:39 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

Jim Gifford <clfs@…>

Branches:

clfs-1.2, clfs-2.1, clfs-3.0.0-systemd, clfs-3.0.0-sysvinit, master, systemd, sysvinit

Children:

5c758e4

Parents:

35914da

Message:

r4535@server: jim | 2006-07-12 17:47:54 -0700
Added descriptions to users/groups

File:

• BOOK/boot/common/pwdgroup.xml (modified) (15 diffs)

BOOK/boot/common/pwdgroup.xml

@@ -58 +58 @@
       <term><literal>bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Was recommended for compatibility with legacy applications.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -64 +64 @@
       <term><literal>daemon:x:2:6:daemon:/sbin:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Was recommended as an unprivileged User ID/Group ID for daemons
+         to execute under in order to limit their access to the system.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -70 +71 @@
       <term><literal>adm:x:3:16:adm:/var/adm:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Was used for programs that performed administrative tasks.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -88 +89 @@
       <term><literal>news:x:31:31:news:/var/spool/news:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Often used for network news servers</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -94 +95 @@
       <term><literal>uucp:x:32:32:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Often used for Unix-to-Unix Copy of files from one server to the next/</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -100 +101 @@
       <term><literal>operator:x:50:0:operator:/root:/bin/bash</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Often used to allow system operators to access the system</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -106 +107 @@
       <term><literal>postmaster:x:51:30:postmaster:/var/spool/mail:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Is the account that receives all the information of troubles with the mail server</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -112 +113 @@
       <term><literal>nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>This account is used by NFS.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -146 +147 @@
       <term><literal>adm:x:16:root,adm,daemon</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>All users in this group are allowed to do administrative tasks</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -152 +153 @@
       <term><literal>console:x:17:</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>This group has direct access to the console</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -158 +159 @@
       <term><literal>cdrw:x:18:</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>This group is allowed to use the CDRW drive</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -170 +171 @@
       <term><literal>news:x:31:news</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Used by Network News Servers</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -176 +177 @@
       <term><literal>uucp:x:32:uucp</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Used by the Unix-to-Unix copy users.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -188 +189 @@
       <term><literal>nogroup:x:65533:</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>This is a default group used by some programs that do not
+        require a group</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -194 +196 @@
       <term><literal>nobody:x:65534:</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>This is used by NFS.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>