Verifying That the User nobody Exists

Before installing the software, complete the following procedure to verify that the user nobody exists on the system:


1.To determine if the user exists, enter the following command:

# id nobody

If this command displays information about the nobody user, then you do not have to create that user.

2.If the nobody user does not exist, then enter the following command to create it:

# /usr/sbin/useradd nobody

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