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Predefined Accounts
The following table describes the user accounts that are created automatically when you
install Mac OS X Server (unless otherwise indicated).
Predefined user name
Short
name
UID Use
Anonymous FTP User ftp 98 The user name given to anyone using
FTP as an anonymous user. This user is
created the first time the FTP server is
accessed if the FTP server is turned on,
if anonymous FTP access is enabled, and
if the anonymous ftp user does not
already exist.
Macintosh Manager User mmuser -17 The user created by Macintosh
Management Server when the
application is first started on a particular
server. This user has no home directory,
and the password is changed
periodically.
My SQL Server mysql 74 The user that the MySQL database
server uses for its processes that handle
requests.
Sendmail User smmsp 25 The user that sendmail runs as.
sshd Privilege separation sshd 75 The user for the sshd child processes
that process network data.
System Administrator root 0 The most powerful user.
System Services daemon 1 A legacy UNIX user.
Unknown User unknown 99 The user that is used when the system
doesn’t know about the hard disk.
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