"j.rabbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is how the redhat 9.0 mysql.spec file adds the mysql user: > > ' useradd -M -o -r -d /var/lib/mysql -s /bin/bash -c "MySQL Server" -u = > 27 mysql ' > > Anybody know why the shell is '/bin/bash' instead of '/sbin/nologin' = > like other daemon users? Is this simply an oversite?
I can't speak about Red Hat 9, but for MySQL itself there is no need to have a valid shell for the 'mysql' user. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
