muvlon, 4 months ago Me: I want restricted privileges for a service Unix: Of course, just make a new user Me: Okay Unix, I'd like to add an "nginx" user Unix: Sure just tell me their telephone number and what room their office is in
Me: I want restricted privileges for a service Unix: Of course, just make a new user Me: Okay Unix, I'd like to add an "nginx" user Unix: Sure just tell me their telephone number and what room their office is in
tony, 2 months ago @muvlon That's what the --system option is for, which you want to use anyway as it'll give it a uid in the lower range.
@muvlon That's what the --system option is for, which you want to use anyway as it'll give it a uid in the lower range.
matt, 3 months ago @muvlon What flavor of Unix are you on? On Debian, I use the useradd command these days, and don't get prompted for any of that stuff.
@muvlon What flavor of Unix are you on? On Debian, I use the useradd command these days, and don't get prompted for any of that stuff.
recursive, 4 months ago @muvlon
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crymond, 4 months ago @muvlon Nerd: Oh, I just added service User to /etc/passwd
@muvlon Nerd: Oh, I just added service User to /etc/passwd
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