System users and groups LSB requires the following users and groups: root root Administrative user with no restrictions bin bin Administrative user with some restrictions daemon daemon Subprocess special privileges And adds an optional list: adm adm Administrative special privileges lp lp Printer special privileges sync sync Login to sync the system shutdown shutdown Login to shutdown the system halt halt Login to halt the system mail mail Mail special privileges news news News special privileges uucp uucp UUCP special privileges operator root Operator special privileges man man Man special privileges nobody nobody Used by NFS