system-user questions - Page 1

steveyang

Asked: 2012-01-18 21:49:42 +0800 CST

In what condition, should I create a system user instead of a normal user?

From the adduser command, I saw the option --system to create a system user. A system user will use /bin/false and by default belong to nogroup. It also won't copy the /etc/skel to the home directory.

In which condition would I prefer to create a system user?

In what condition, should I create a system user instead of a normal user?

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