Darren writes: > While I think it is unfortunate we need yet another special uid/gid for > this it seems like the only workable solution (I'd already discussed > this offline with the project team). So I'm happy to given this case a > +1 as specified.
I agree with Darren, it's unfortunate (and that nobody4 cannot be repurposed). Tim writes: > Proposed Solution: > ------------------ > > The /etc/passwd entry will be as follows: > unknown:x:96:96:Unknown Remote UID:/: > > The /etc/shadow entry will be as follows: > unknown:NP::::::: Why is this being proposed as a nologin account (NP) rather than a locked account (*LK*)? Why does unknown need to run jobs on the system? +1 if a locked account. Gary..