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From: ron@cts.com (ron@cts.com)
Date: 10 Aug 97 17:13:18 +0100
Subject: RE: Weird default users
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From: ron@cts.com
Subject: RE: Weird default users

Chad,

Don't worry about anyone logging into an account with a '*' as the password. If
toor (root backwards) and xten cause you anxiety, delete them. Be careful about
deleting the 'games' user, however. You may find that your computer will
boot-up playing xdoom... then, however, you may not.

Ron
On 10-Aug-97 Chad William Monteith wrote:
>>Greetings,
>       in using vipw, I found some weird default users names that I
>didnot know where supposed to be ther, and would like to know what they
>are for.
>       I found out about this one with my daily report which sent a list
>of users with ID#0(Root access).  The first was toor, said something about
>a bourne shell  login.  Next (didnt have a ID#0) was xten.  What are these
>used for?  I know the uses of ones like daemon, UUCP, etc.  But those
>confused me, and I dont like having anybody with root access except for
>root.
>       I also do not want a 'games' user, will the system do anything
>weird if I delete that default user?
>Thanks again.
>
>

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