RE: Who is user "nobody"?

[Christopher Fisk <chrisf mhonline net>]

nobody is a standard system account.  This account is used for routine
system stuff.

Chris
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On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, John Helly wrote:

>I think that is a real good possibility.  I think it's part of a standard
>attack strategy.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael L. Starnes [mailto:mstarnes nmteleport com]
>> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 11:54 AM
>> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
>> Subject: Who is user "nobody"?
>>
>>
>> While dialed into the internet with a stand alone workstation I noticed
>> that user "nobody" was running "find" on my system. Who is user
>> "nobody"? Am I being hacked?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
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