From: Mihamina Rakotomandimby mihamina@rktmb.org
Default MySQL installation on CentOS sets /bin/bash as shell. I'm on a user cleanup task where I want reduce unneeded privileges to users.
Its password should be locked. So you cannot login as mysql but you can "su - mysql" or run scripts as mysql. I do not know if any of the "standard" tools needs a shell though.
JD