Uporabniki in skupine

Since Linux™ is a true multi-user system, the principles of both users and groups are important to the internal operation of the system, and also to the day-to-day use of the system. The way Linux™ handles users and groups makes it one of the most secure operating systems.

Uporabniki

Obstajata dve različni vrsti uporabnikov:

  • Physical Users are people who use the system physically. They have user IDs which are usually unique, as well as group IDs.

  • Logični uporabniki niso povezani z osebo, ampak so povezani s sistemsko funkcijo, ki jo uporabljajo programi za opravljanje določenih nalog. Ozadnje opravilo, pošta in novice so primeri logičnih uporabnikov.

Skupine

Skupine so logični izrazi organizacije. Uporabnike povežejo skupaj in določijo skupinsko osnovana, in ne uporabniško osnovana, dovoljenja. Splošno uporabljene skupine so admin, audio, in mail.