Re: how redhat 9.0 mysql.spec file adds the mysql user

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "j.travis" <skynet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: how redhat 9.0 mysql.spec file adds the mysql user
> 
> 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 all the other daemon users?

I asked this same question over at the mysql list and got a confirmation that the mysql user has no use for a valid shell.  Is this just an oversite on the part of Red Hat or is there some reasoning behind it? 


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