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Question regarding user in /etc/passwd/

Checking the /etc/passwd and found the following user:

chroot:x:666:666:chroot user:/var:/bin/false

Is this by default in version 6.305?

Thanks.

-k

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0 BrucekConvergent over 18 years ago

Yep, absolutely normal... I guess the user ID "666" had you wondering, eh? THat chroot account is used for the chroot "jail" services.
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0 kohi over 18 years ago in reply to BrucekConvergent

Yep, absolutely normal... I guess the user ID "666" had you wondering, eh? THat chroot account is used for the chroot "jail" services.

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0 kohi over 18 years ago in reply to BrucekConvergent

Yep, absolutely normal... I guess the user ID "666" had you wondering, eh? THat chroot account is used for the chroot "jail" services.

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