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37.4. Standard Groups

Table 37.5, “Standard Groups” lists the standard groups configured by an Everything installation. Groups are stored in the /etc/group file.

Table 37.5. Standard Groups

Group GID Members
root 0 root
bin 1 root, bin, daemon
daemon 2 root, bin, daemon
sys 3 root, bin, adm
adm 4 root, adm, daemon
tty 5  
disk 6 root
lp 7 daemon, lp
mem 8  
kmem 9  
wheel 10 root
mail 12 mail, postfix, exim
news 13 news
uucp 14 uucp
man 15  
games 20  
gopher 30  
dip 40  
ftp 50  
lock 54  
nobody 99  
users 100  
rpm 37  
utmp 22  
floppy 19  
vcsa 69  
dbus 81  
ntp 38  
canna 39  
nscd 28  
rpc 32  
postdrop 90  
postfix 89  
mailman 41  
exim 93  
named 25  
postgres 26  
sshd 74  
rpcuser 29  
nfsnobody 65534  
pvm 24  
apache 48  
xfs 43  
gdm 42  
htt 101  
mysql 27  
webalizer 67  
mailnull 47  
smmsp 51  
squid 23  
ldap 55  
netdump 34  
pcap 77  
quaggavt 102  
quagga 92  
radvd 75  
slocate 21  
wnn 49  
dovecot 97  
radiusd 95