Account used for a specific purpose, not meant to be used interactively, created with security in mind.
Questions tagged [system-user]
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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…
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How do I run sudo commands with a system user?
I want to run a minecraft server in Docker, so I started following this guide.
In the guide, it is advised to create a system user with a home directory (/opt/minecraft), but without a password (you should not be able to "login" with this user) to…
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