From: Mihamina Rakotomandimby <mihamina at 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