diff --git a/docs/users.rst b/docs/users.rst index 2a8e13b..fd2d3b9 100644 --- a/docs/users.rst +++ b/docs/users.rst @@ -53,29 +53,27 @@ text file (this means you can view the information by using *cat* command.) tss:x:59:59:Account used by the trousers package to sandbox the tcsd daemon:/dev/null:/sbin/nologin -Each line has seven entries separated by *:*. - -:: +Each line has seven entries separated by:: username:password:uid:gid:gecos:/home/dirname:shell +---------------+---------------------------------+ | FIELD | MEANING | +===============+=================================+ -| username | the username | +| username | The username | +---------------+---------------------------------+ -| password | the password of the user | +| password | The password of the user | +---------------+---------------------------------+ | uid | Numeric user id | +---------------+---------------------------------+ | gid | Numeric group id of user | +---------------+---------------------------------+ -| gecos | arbitary field | +| gecos | Arbitrary field | +---------------+---------------------------------+ | /home/dirname | Home directory of the user | +---------------+---------------------------------+ | shell | Which shell to use for the user | -+--------------+----------------------------------+ ++---------------+---------------------------------+ You’ll see accounts with */sbin/nologin* as their shell. These are generally accounts for various services, which are not supposed to be used by a normal