How come some linux users don't have home directories?

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Published on 2010-03-21T18:08:27Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 18:51 UTC
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In linux I only see a /home/[[me]] directory. However, I know there are at least 20+ other users (root, www-data, etc..).

How come some users don't have user directories - and is it possible to create new users without a home directory?

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