nobody and nfs

[Linda Birmingham]

Can somebody tell me if 'nobody' is necessary in the password file.
Without it there 'ls' still manages to map the UID to 'nobody'.

The Pyramid system won't allow a nobody of -2 in its password file.

Please reply by e-mail if possible.
Thanks,

Linda.
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