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What is the equivalent user for nobody:nobody from CentOS?

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I am converting from centOS and am used to having a nobody:nobody user:group for running services. Does Ubuntu have a similar best practice user:group combination for running a service?

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answered 3 Years ago tubequ · Accepted Answer

You can use nobody:nogroup if you really do want a user/group with no permissions. But Debian derivatives tend to define a user and/or group per task to ensure that your unprivileged services are separated from each other.