> "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.
Thanks for the response. I just realized that slackware does this also, so there must
be some reason for it. This link may offer some clues:
http://www.unixfool.com/mysql-slack.shtml
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