RHEL Web Stack (mysql user)

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mysql:x:503:504::/home/mysql:/bin/false


Thnaks

On 8/17/06, Ryan Golhar <golharam at umdnj.edu> wrote:
>
> Thanks Manuel.  I'm actually installing mysql from RPM using up2date.
> I'll change the entry in /etc/passwd.  I'm wondering if I should file
> this as a bug in bugzilla...
>
> Ryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Manuel Arostegui Ramirez [mailto:manuel at todo-linux.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:34 AM
> To: golharam at umdnj.edu; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: RHEL Web Stack (mysql user)
>
>
> El Jueves, 17 de Agosto de 2006 17:20, Ryan Golhar escribió:
> > I installed mySQL 5.0.18 from the Web Stack beta for RHEL AS 4.  I see
>
> > this entry in /etc/password:
> >
> > mysql:x:100:101:MySQL server:/var/lib/mysql:/bin/bash
> >
> > Shouldn't the login shell be /sbin/nologin?
> >
>
> By default no
>
> When installing MySQL from sources I always use:
>
> groupadd mysql
> useradd mysql -c "MySQL Server" -d /dev/null -g mysql -s /sbin/nologin
>
> And then all compiling options...
> If you wish to know which options I use, all you have to do is ask ;-)
>
> Greetings.
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