What is the meaning of having a username as the last field of an `/etc/passwd` entry?

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                          In Google Compute Engine VM in /etc/passwd file i see an entry like this one:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:my_logged_in_username_here.

What could that mean? The last field is for user command interpreter as far as i know.
                        

Asked by Lyubomir (113 rep)

Jun 9, 2024, 05:56 PM
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What is the meaning of having a username as the last field of an `/etc/passwd` entry?

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