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Subject: Re: What is proxy user for?
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"Riaan Kruger" <riaank@gmail.com> writes:

> Does anybody know why there is a proxy user?

pf, apparently.

> I am trying to get an understanding what the different users in /etc/passwd
> are for. A more general question probably would be, Is there any
> documentation/resource that gives information/motivation for the users and
> groups in /etc/?

/usr/ports/UIDs