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..

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