[DeeKat]

Yesterday as i check the Activity Monitor i see an unknown user doing an operation called "mDNSResponder". It is the only other user besides me and root. Is it normal? What is mDNSResponder" operation? I don't know much about UNIX so i wonder if someone knows about this. I don't like seing an alien user in the activity window, and i'm afraid it might be a back orifice but maybe i'm just paranoid!

Thanks
DeeKat

[SMacTech]

In OS X 10.3.6, that process user is under 'nobody'. This is used by Rendevous and Rendezvous enables networking and service discovery over the IP networking protocol.

[DeeKat]

In OS X 10.3.6, that process user is under 'nobody'. This is used by Rendevous and Rendezvous enables networking and service discovery over the IP networking protocol.

Thank you for the clarification. I was just paranoid

DeeKat

[Dr. Smoke]

For future reference, see Westwind's Mac OS X: What are all those background processes? list which explains many of the Mac OS X background processes. It's a handy list to bookmark.

[Chuckit]

The search form is pretty useful too.