Users and groups kept after a port deinstallation

[RW]

On Sat, 22 May 2010 07:58:38 -0400
jhell <jhell at dataix.net> wrote:

> On 05/22/2010 07:08, RW wrote:
> > On Sat, 22 May 2010 03:29:38 -0400
> > jhell <jhell at dataix.net> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> Having unused logins on a system is bad! 
> > 
> > Why?
> 
> For one example:
> This opens up a point of possible access to the system in which its
> integrity could be jeopardized. What all the implications are of this
> is out of scope for this thread.

These are unprivileged accounts without passwords - you need root
privileges to use them. Nothing is going to be running under them or
they wouldn't be candidates for removal in the first place.