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Subject: [rpms/setup] update_services: uidgid: drop various unused users and groups
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:56:29 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <178214378939.1.11398211425744340084.rpms-setup-a7c198fb394d@fedoraproject.org> (raw)
A new commit has been pushed.
Repo : rpms/setup
Branch : update_services
Commit : a7c198fb394d56485ca6096dbbd19dde891e0825
Author : Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>
Date : 2025-03-15T06:38:45+00:00
Stats : +60/-31 in 1 file(s)
URL : https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/setup/c/a7c198fb394d56485ca6096dbbd19dde891e0825?branch=update_services
Log:
uidgid: drop various unused users and groups
I was trying to figure out what is the actual number of static allocations that
we use. I checked various names that didn't seem familiar, and indeed, many of
those packages have been long retired. For some names, I couldn't find any
reliable references, which means that most likely they stopped being used
sometime before the git era.
---
diff --git a/uidgid b/uidgid
index baa773f..27cd146 100644
--- a/uidgid
+++ b/uidgid
@@ -19,30 +19,36 @@ news 9 13 /var/spool/news /usr/sbin/nologin inn
uucp 10 14 /var/spool/uucp /usr/sbin/nologin uucp
operator 11 (0) /root /usr/sbin/nologin setup
games 12 (100) /usr/games /usr/sbin/nologin setup
-# Not created by default anymore.
-gopher 13 30 /var/gopher /usr/sbin/nologin -
+# Removed in 2013 (#918206, #1667231), can be reused if necessary later
+# gopher 13 30 /var/gopher /usr/sbin/nologin -
ftp 14 50 /var/ftp /usr/sbin/nologin setup
man - 15 - - setup
-oprofile 16 16 /var/lib/oprofile /usr/sbin/nologin oprofile
-pkiuser 17 17 /usr/share/pki /usr/sbin/nologin pki-ca,rhpki-ca
+# Retired in 2018 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/oprofile/c/80fe828c879b1f67a109998cdd42a1bd8513bc3c)
+# oprofile 16 16 /var/lib/oprofile /usr/sbin/nologin oprofile
+# Retired sometime between 2011 and 2014 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/pki-ca/c/4ca1ce11a6e090099b36493653808cfe380911e1)
+# pkiuser 17 17 /usr/share/pki /usr/sbin/nologin pki-ca,rhpki-ca
dialout - 18 - - setup
floppy - 19 - - setup
games - 20 - - setup
-slocate - 21 - - slocate
+# mlocate retired in 2024 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mlocate/c/7277dd5f59db126d1046a6aa5c4077a597dddddc)
+# slocate - 21 - - slocate
utmp - 22 - - initscripts,libutempter
squid 23 23 /var/spool/squid /dev/null squid
-pvm 24 24 /usr/share/pvm3 /bin/bash pvm
+# Retired in 2015 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/pvm/c/eb6972917befbed00aff622c2c428d18439efe27)
+# pvm 24 24 /usr/share/pvm3 /bin/bash pvm
named 25 25 /var/named /bin/false bind
postgres 26 26 /var/lib/pgsql /bin/bash postgresql-server
# Dynamic on new systems, removed Mar2025, can be reused if necessary later
#mysql 27 27 /var/lib/mysql /bin/bash mysql
nscd 28 28 / /bin/false nscd
rpcuser 29 29 /var/lib/nfs /bin/false nfs-utils
-console - 31 - - dev
+# Present in https://pagure.io/setup/c/08258e0f748c4f372fcbf1dd7947c132ee0b8a12, probably already unused in 2008
+# console - 31 - - dev
rpc 32 32 /var/lib/rpcbind /usr/sbin/nologin portmap
amandabackup 33 (6) /var/lib/amanda /bin/false amanda
tape - 33 - - setup
-netdump 34 34 /var/crash /bin/bash netdump-client, netdump-server
+# Retired in 2021 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/netdump-server/c/9bbe604e20c113eaa7c897b9b12a705a36afb109)
+# netdump 34 34 /var/crash /bin/bash netdump-client, netdump-server
utempter - 35 - - libutempter
kvm - 36 - - kvm, vdsm, libvirt
vdsm 36 (36) / /bin/bash kvm, vdsm
@@ -52,35 +58,45 @@ video - 39 - - setup
dip - 40 - - ppp
mailman 41 41 /usr/lib/mailman /usr/sbin/nologin mailman
gdm 42 42 /var/lib/gdm /usr/sbin/nologin gdm
-xfs 43 43 /etc/X11/fs /bin/false XFree86-xfs
+# Retired in 2022 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/xorg-x11-xfs/c/3e273d8a939cf5f08bd4eea4f594fedd508dabcf)
+# xfs 43 43 /etc/X11/fs /bin/false XFree86-xfs
pppusers - 44 - - linuxconf
popusers - 45 - - linuxconf
slipusers - 46 - - linuxconf
mailnull 47 47 /var/spool/mqueue /dev/null sendmail
apache 48 48 /usr/share/httpd /bin/false httpd
-wnn 49 49 /var/lib/wnn /usr/sbin/nologin FreeWnn
+# Retired sometime before 2008 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/FreeWnn/c/8f9ac4e26531c704a26057be48261fb3d1ebea8e)
+# wnn 49 49 /var/lib/wnn /usr/sbin/nologin FreeWnn
smmsp 51 51 /var/spool/mqueue /dev/null sendmail
puppet 52 52 /var/lib/puppet /usr/sbin/nologin puppet
tomcat 53 53 /var/lib/tomcat /usr/sbin/nologin tomcat
lock - 54 - - setup
ldap 55 55 /var/lib/ldap /bin/false openldap-servers
-frontpage 56 56 /var/www /bin/false mod_frontpage
+# Last references on the web appear around 2007…
+# frontpage 56 56 /var/www /bin/false mod_frontpage
nut 57 57 /var/lib/ups /bin/false nut
-beagleindex 58 58 /var/cache/beagle /bin/false beagle
+# Retired in 2011 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/beagle/c/5721c9577eebdc7a0f6566f3efd955b3f4427a0e)
+# beagleindex 58 58 /var/cache/beagle /bin/false beagle
tss 59 59 - /usr/sbin/nologin trousers
-piranha 60 60 /etc/sysconfig/ha /dev/null piranha
-prelude-manager 61 61 - /usr/sbin/nologin prelude-manager
-snortd 62 62 - /usr/sbin/nologin snortd
+# Retired in 2012 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/piranha/c/15262075b63d48e2ee236ffb87d2db0a4aef1c42)
+# piranha 60 60 /etc/sysconfig/ha /dev/null piranha
+# Retired in 2025 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/prelude-manager/c/68cce28aa0e1788d857791155812e1f20d35036e)
+# prelude-manager 61 61 - /usr/sbin/nologin prelude-manager
+# Retired in 2011 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/snort/c/e2e149974cb3b56b70ed158339a3cb931497dfa2)
+# snortd 62 62 - /usr/sbin/nologin snortd
audio - 63 - - setup
condor 64 64 /var/lib/condor /usr/sbin/nologin condord
nslcd 65 (55) / /usr/sbin/nologin nslcd
wine - 66 - - wine
pegasus 66 65 /var/lib/Pegasus /usr/sbin/nologin tog-pegasus
webalizer 67 67 /var/www/usage /usr/sbin/nologin webalizer
-haldaemon 68 68 / /usr/sbin/nologin hal
-vcsa 69 69 - /usr/sbin/nologin dev,MAKEDEV
+# Retired in 2011 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/hal/c/e6690cd150b5e1c13e7779de1ce32ded0bc22bc1)
+# haldaemon 68 68 / /usr/sbin/nologin hal
+# Present in https://pagure.io/setup/c/08258e0f748c4f372fcbf1dd7947c132ee0b8a12, probably already unused in 2008
+# vcsa 69 69 - /usr/sbin/nologin dev,MAKEDEV
avahi 70 70 /var/run/avahi-daemon /usr/sbin/nologin avahi
-realtime - 71 - - -
+# Present in https://pagure.io/setup/c/08258e0f748c4f372fcbf1dd7947c132ee0b8a12, probably already unused in 2008
+# realtime - 71 - - -
tcpdump 72 72 / /usr/sbin/nologin tcpdump
privoxy 73 73 /etc/privoxy /bin/bash privoxy
sshd 74 74 /var/empty/sshd /usr/sbin/nologin openssh-server
@@ -90,24 +106,31 @@ saslauth - 76 - - cyrus-sasl, cyrus-imap
# Dynamic on new systems, removed Dec2023, can be reused if necessary later
#arpwatch 77 77 /var/lib/arpwatch /usr/sbin/nologin arpwatch
fax 78 78 /var/spool/fax /usr/sbin/nologin mgetty
-nocpulse 79 79 /etc/sysconfig/nocpulse /bin/bash nocpulse
+# Retired in 2014 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/nocpulse-common/c/2ee190601831472ca3ae9857311cfbd31c129c0e)
+# nocpulse 79 79 /etc/sysconfig/nocpulse /bin/bash nocpulse
desktop 80 80 - /usr/sbin/nologin desktop-file-utils
dbus 81 81 / /usr/sbin/nologin dbus
-jonas 82 82 /var/lib/jonas /usr/sbin/nologin jonas
+# References to JOnAS in FC3 around 2005…
+# jonas 82 82 /var/lib/jonas /usr/sbin/nologin jonas
clamav 83 83 /tmp /usr/sbin/nologin clamav
screen - 84 - - screen
-quaggavt - 85 - - quagga
-sabayon 86 86 - /usr/sbin/nologin sabayon
+# Retired in 2021 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/quagga/c/42d57331ac98fcc4c7103854cb1ce0ddfc4bbbc2)
+# quaggavt - 85 - - quagga
+# Retired in 2014 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/sabayon/c/e1c4c886227e8123e55fd3fad93dc966d512b9b9)
+# sabayon 86 86 - /usr/sbin/nologin sabayon
polkituser 87 87 / /usr/sbin/nologin PolicyKit
wbpriv - 88 - - samba-common
postfix 89 89 /var/spool/postfix /bin/true postfix
postdrop - 90 - - postfix
-majordomo 91 91 /usr/lib/majordomo /bin/bash majordomo
-quagga 92 92 / /usr/sbin/nologin quagga
+# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majordomo_(software) says final release was 19 January 2000
+# majordomo 91 91 /usr/lib/majordomo /bin/bash majordomo
+# Retired in 2021 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/quagga/c/42d57331ac98fcc4c7103854cb1ce0ddfc4bbbc2)
+# quagga 92 92 / /usr/sbin/nologin quagga
exim 93 93 /var/spool/exim /usr/sbin/nologin exim
distcache 94 94 / /usr/sbin/nologin distcache
radiusd 95 95 / /bin/false freeradius
-hsqldb 96 96 /var/lib/hsqldb /usr/sbin/nologin hsqldb
+# Retired in 2021 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/hsqldb/c/54def1d22548601a91ccf6a92c17645a1c5d7cdf)
+# hsqldb 96 96 /var/lib/hsqldb /usr/sbin/nologin hsqldb
dovecot 97 97 /usr/libexec/dovecot /usr/sbin/nologin dovecot
ident 98 98 / /usr/sbin/nologin ident
# Note: 99 used to be the old uid for nobody, now moved to 65534, do not reuse
@@ -119,7 +142,8 @@ render - 105 - - systemd
sgx - 106 - - systemd
qemu 107 107 / /usr/sbin/nologin libvirt
ovirt 108 108 / /usr/sbin/nologin libvirt
-rhevm 109 109 /home/rhevm /usr/sbin/nologin vdsm-reg
+# Retired in 2019 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/vdsm/c/6f1df621f648aa3b65edfcf3389649a6d13df5d4)
+# rhevm 109 109 /home/rhevm /usr/sbin/nologin vdsm-reg
jetty 110 110 /usr/share/jetty /usr/sbin/nologin jetty
saned 111 111 / /usr/sbin/nologin sane-backends
vhostmd 112 112 /usr/share/vhostmd /usr/sbin/nologin vhostmd
@@ -128,10 +152,13 @@ polkitd 114 114 / /usr/sbin/nologin polkit
bacula 133 133 /var/spool/bacula /usr/sbin/nologin bacula
cimsrvr 134 134 / /usr/sbin/nologin tog-pegasus-libs
mock - 135 / - mock
-ricci 140 140 /var/lib/ricci /usr/sbin/nologin ricci
-luci 141 141 /var/lib/luci /usr/sbin/nologin luci
+# Retired in 2012 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/ricci/c/02a86812383253577ce309d633a400c9c6353ecd,
+# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Cluster)
+# ricci 140 140 /var/lib/ricci /usr/sbin/nologin ricci
+# luci 141 141 /var/lib/luci /usr/sbin/nologin luci
activemq 142 142 /usr/share/activemq /usr/sbin/nologin activemq
-cassandra 143 143 /var/lib/cassandra /usr/sbin/nologin cassandra
+# Retired in 2019 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/cassandra/c/8fcb780b616a034aa5d787d04d631ac1f815f694)
+# cassandra 143 143 /var/lib/cassandra /usr/sbin/nologin cassandra
stap-server 155 155 /var/lib/stap-server /usr/sbin/nologin systemtap
stapusr - 156 / - systemtap-runtime
stapsys - 157 / - systemtap-runtime
@@ -155,8 +182,10 @@ ats 176 176 / /usr/sbin/nologin trafficserver
dhcpd 177 177 / /usr/sbin/nologin dhcp
myproxy 178 178 /var/lib/myproxy /usr/sbin/nologin myproxy-server
sanlock 179 179 /var/run/sanlock /usr/sbin/nologin sanlock
-aeolus 180 180 /var/aeolus /usr/sbin/nologin aeolus-configure
-wallaby 181 181 /var/lib/wallaby /usr/sbin/nologin wallaby
+# Retired in 2012 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/aeolus-all/c/4b303d259fb530130e413be462e032390595714d)
+# aeolus 180 180 /var/aeolus /usr/sbin/nologin aeolus-configure
+# Retired in 2015 (https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/wallaby/c/93d5de780d22a378db988a8b72d3d30ebf628930)
+# wallaby 181 181 /var/lib/wallaby /usr/sbin/nologin wallaby
# Not used anymore, removed Jun2021, can be reused if necessary later
#katello 182 182 /usr/share/katello /usr/sbin/nologin katello-common
elasticsearch 183 183 /usr/share/java/elasticsearch /usr/sbin/nologin elasticsearch
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