Curtis Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-12-29 23:34:44 -0800]: > > I am installing mysql 4.0 and following their instructions. > They say run these commands. > groupadd mysql > useradd -g mysql mysql > > This creates a new user, but no where is the password set. Is this a > security problem or will no one be able to ever log in as user mysql?
I believe those commands will create a user and group with a disabled password and not an empty password. You might investigate using 'adduser'. That will follow the /etc/adduser.conf policy and do the above in one command. YMMV. adduser --disabled-login --gecos 'MYSQL User' mysql Bob
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