mysql-server-5.1 no debian-sys-maint?

Hi all,   This is my first post so maybe this issue has been mentioned before, I've tried to find out via Google but haven't been able to verify that it has been mentioned tot this list before, if so please don't shoot me ;-)   After installing the mysql-server-5.1 package in natty (11.04) I go

Cleaning up the users and locking down the shells in /etc/passwd

Hi! Would it be possible to remove the vast majority of users from /etc/passwd and instead rely on the application being installed to create the specific user if needed? Most of the users appear to be historical remnants that have been carried over from release to release. In addition, for users