[lug] /etc/passwd entry

[Justin]

Ok, well I had guessed right (I thought gdm belonged to gnome desktop 
prog). I did not have the gdm package installed on my system though 
which is why I was wondering about the account. I went ahead an removed 
the gdm account, this box doesn't even run X. So far no problems  :)

Justin

> gdm is the gnome desktop login program.  I don't know what the 
account is
> for, you could do a find on your system that lists the things that 
gdm owns
> 
> find / -user gdm -print >/tmp/gdm.owned.files
> 
> and then look at the list and see if it does anything.
> 
> Another option would be to copy your /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow 
files to a
> safe place, remove it and then restart X (Ctl-Alt-Backspace) at the 
gdm
> login window and see what it does.  If it barfs, put it back, if it 
doesn't
> don't worry about it.
> 
> Your final option would be to wait for someone that has a clue to 
respond.
> :)
> 
> Hugh
> 
> 
> "Justin"
> > 
> > I noticed an account in my /etc/passwd that I didn't really 
recognize 
> > and couldn't figure out what it is for. The account is:
> > gdm:x:42:42::/home/gdm:/bin/bash
> > Can I go ahead and remove this? What is it there for? TIA...
> > 
> > Justin
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