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List of Amazon Linux 2 Reserved Groups - Amazon Linux 2

List of Amazon Linux 2 Reserved Groups

Listed by GID

Group name GID
root 0
bin 1
daemon 2
sys 3
adm 4
tty 5
disk 6
disk 6
lp 7
mem 8
kmem 9
wheel 10
cdrom 11
mail 12
uucp 14
man 15
oprofile 16
pkiuser 17
dialout 18
floppy 19
games 20
slocate 21
utmp 22
squid 23
named 25
postgres 26
mysql 27
nscd 28
nscd 28
rpcuser 29
rpc 32
tape 33
tape 33
utempter 35
kvm 36
ntp 38
video 39
dip 40
mailman 41
gdm 42
mailnull 47
apache 48
ftp 50
smmsp 51
tomcat 53
lock 54
ldap 55
tss 59
audio 63
pegasus 65
avahi 70
tcpdump 72
sshd 74
radvd 75
saslauth 76
saslauth 76
arpwatch 77
fax 78
dbus 81
screen 84
quaggavt 85
wbpriv 88
wbpriv 88
postfix 89
postdrop 90
quagga 92
radiusd 95
radiusd 95
hsqldb 96
dovecot 97
ident 98
nobody 99
users 100
qemu 107
usbmuxd 113
stap-server 155
stapusr 156
stapusr 156
stapsys 157
stapdev 158
avahi-autoipd 170
pulse 171
rtkit 172
dhcpd 177
sanlock 179
haproxy 188
haclient 189
systemd-journal 190
systemd-journal 190
systemd-journal-gateway 191
systemd-network 192
systemd-resolve 193
usbmon 351
wireshark 352
uuidd 353
tang 354
systemd-journal-upload 355
sfcb 356
systemd-journal-remote 356
saned 357
pesign 358
pcpqa 359
pcp 360
memcached 361
virtlogin 362
ipsilon 363
pkcs11 364
ipaapi 365
kdcproxy 366
ods 367
sssd 368
libvirt 369
gluster 370
fedfs 371
dovenull 372
docker 373
coroqnetd 374
clevis 375
clamscan 376
clamilt 377
virusgroup 378
virusgroup 378
virusgroup 378
clamupdate 379
colord 380
geoclue 381
printadmin 382
aws-kinesis-agent-user 383
cwagent 384
pulse-rt 385
pulse-access 386
unbound 387
polkitd 388
dirsrv 389
cgred 993
chrony 994
ec2-instance-connect 995
rngd 996
libstoragemgmt 997
ssh_keys 998
input 999
ec2-user 1000
nfsnobody 65534

Listed by Name

Group name GID
adm 4
apache 48
arpwatch 77
audio 63
avahi 70
avahi-autoipd 170
aws-kinesis-agent-user 383
bin 1
cdrom 11
cgred 993
chrony 994
clamilt 377
clamscan 376
clamupdate 379
clevis 375
colord 380
coroqnetd 374
cwagent 384
daemon 2
dbus 81
dhcpd 177
dialout 18
dip 40
dirsrv 389
disk 6
disk 6
docker 373
dovecot 97
dovenull 372
ec2-instance-connect 995
ec2-user 1000
fax 78
fedfs 371
floppy 19
ftp 50
games 20
gdm 42
geoclue 381
gluster 370
haclient 189
haproxy 188
hsqldb 96
ident 98
input 999
ipaapi 365
ipsilon 363
kdcproxy 366
kmem 9
kvm 36
ldap 55
libstoragemgmt 997
libvirt 369
lock 54
lp 7
mail 12
mailman 41
mailnull 47
man 15
mem 8
memcached 361
mysql 27
named 25
nfsnobody 65534
nobody 99
nscd 28
nscd 28
ntp 38
ods 367
oprofile 16
pcp 360
pcpqa 359
pegasus 65
pesign 358
pkcs11 364
pkiuser 17
polkitd 388
postdrop 90
postfix 89
postgres 26
printadmin 382
pulse 171
pulse-access 386
pulse-rt 385
qemu 107
quagga 92
quaggavt 85
radiusd 95
radiusd 95
radvd 75
rngd 996
root 0
rpc 32
rpcuser 29
rtkit 172
saned 357
sanlock 179
saslauth 76
saslauth 76
screen 84
sfcb 356
slocate 21
smmsp 51
squid 23
ssh_keys 998
sshd 74
sssd 368
stap-server 155
stapdev 158
stapsys 157
stapusr 156
stapusr 156
sys 3
systemd-journal 190
systemd-journal 190
systemd-journal-gateway 191
systemd-journal-remote 356
systemd-journal-upload 355
systemd-network 192
systemd-resolve 193
tang 354
tape 33
tape 33
tcpdump 72
tomcat 53
tss 59
tty 5
unbound 387
usbmon 351
usbmuxd 113
users 100
utempter 35
utmp 22
uucp 14
uuidd 353
video 39
virtlogin 362
virusgroup 378
virusgroup 378
virusgroup 378
wbpriv 88
wbpriv 88
wheel 10
wireshark 352
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