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List of Amazon Linux 2 Reserved Users

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List of Amazon Linux 2 Reserved Users - Amazon Linux 2

Listed by UID

User name UID
root 0
bin 1
daemon 2
adm 3
lp 4
sync 5
shutdown 6
halt 7
mail 8
uucp 10
operator 11
games 12
ftp 14
oprofile 16
pkiuser 17
squid 23
named 25
postgres 26
mysql 27
nscd 28
nscd 28
rpcuser 29
rpc 32
amandabackup 33
ntp 38
mailman 41
gdm 42
mailnull 47
apache 48
smmsp 51
tomcat 53
ldap 55
tss 59
nslcd 65
pegasus 66
avahi 70
tcpdump 72
sshd 74
radvd 75
cyrus 76
arpwatch 77
fax 78
dbus 81
postfix 89
quagga 92
radiusd 95
radiusd 95
hsqldb 96
dovecot 97
ident 98
nobody 99
qemu 107
usbmuxd 113
stap-server 155
avahi-autoipd 170
pulse 171
rtkit 172
dhcpd 177
sanlock 179
haproxy 188
hacluster 189
systemd-journal-gateway 191
systemd-network 192
systemd-resolve 193
uuidd 357
tang 358
stapdev 359
stapsys 360
stapusr 361
systemd-journal-upload 362
systemd-journal-remote 363
saned 364
pesign 365
pcpqa 366
pcp 367
memcached 368
ipsilon 369
ipaapi 370
kdcproxy 371
ods 372
sssd 373
gluster 374
fedfs 375
dovenull 376
coroqnetd 377
clevis 378
clamscan 379
clamilt 380
clamupdate 381
colord 382
geoclue 383
aws-kinesis-agent-user 384
cwagent 385
unbound 386
polkitd 387
saslauth 388
dirsrv 389
chrony 996
ec2-instance-connect 997
rngd 998
libstoragemgmt 999
ec2-user 1000
nfsnobody 65534

Listed by Name

User name UID
adm 3
amandabackup 33
apache 48
arpwatch 77
avahi 70
avahi-autoipd 170
aws-kinesis-agent-user 384
bin 1
chrony 996
clamilt 380
clamscan 379
clamupdate 381
clevis 378
colord 382
coroqnetd 377
cwagent 385
cyrus 76
daemon 2
dbus 81
dhcpd 177
dirsrv 389
dovecot 97
dovenull 376
ec2-instance-connect 997
ec2-user 1000
fax 78
fedfs 375
ftp 14
games 12
gdm 42
geoclue 383
gluster 374
hacluster 189
halt 7
haproxy 188
hsqldb 96
ident 98
ipaapi 370
ipsilon 369
kdcproxy 371
ldap 55
libstoragemgmt 999
lp 4
mail 8
mailman 41
mailnull 47
memcached 368
mysql 27
named 25
nfsnobody 65534
nobody 99
nscd 28
nscd 28
nslcd 65
ntp 38
ods 372
operator 11
oprofile 16
pcp 367
pcpqa 366
pegasus 66
pesign 365
pkiuser 17
polkitd 387
postfix 89
postgres 26
pulse 171
qemu 107
quagga 92
radiusd 95
radiusd 95
radvd 75
rngd 998
root 0
rpc 32
rpcuser 29
rtkit 172
saned 364
sanlock 179
saslauth 388
shutdown 6
smmsp 51
squid 23
sshd 74
sssd 373
stap-server 155
stapdev 359
stapsys 360
stapusr 361
sync 5
systemd-journal-gateway 191
systemd-journal-remote 363
systemd-journal-upload 362
systemd-network 192
systemd-resolve 193
tang 358
tcpdump 72
tomcat 53
tss 59
unbound 386
usbmuxd 113
uucp 10
uuidd 357
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