"Guest" and "Mysql" accounts at boot up - huh?

[tomcloyd]

I upgraded to 13.10 the day it was released. I immediately noticed that the logon screen now has my standard user account plus "Guest" and "Mysql". I had no clue what this was about, but it vaguely alarmed me - shades of Windows user-account mismanagement in times past?


Today, finally, I go to look into this. Nothing of value from Mr. Google. Tried to do a search on Kubuntu.org, but...no search tool there. Wow. Kubuntu Forums? Nope. Nothing here, either. Sigh.


OK, so I'm the only one who didn't get the manual, apparently. I need help, probably in more ways than one.

My questions:

1. What is this about? Why the sudden change? Why not tell us what this is about (but apparently everyone else gets it but me....)?

2. Opening systems settings and going to the User Manager, I see the mysql account, but not the guest account. I set a fierce password for mysql, successfully. Apparently the Chinese haven't yet found me. Maybe. But the Guest account is nowhere to be seen. Where is it?

3. Is there any documentation of all this anywhere?

4. What in general should I do to "button things up" sufficiently?

Thanks for any help. This is all rather strange, to my eyes.

[claydoh]

The Guest account has been around for a number of *buntu releases (12.04 for Ubuntu, probably the same for Kubuntu, or maybe 12.10). You can turn this off in System Settings' LightDM (Login Screen) section.

As to the mysql user account showing in your login manager, I dunno. Many services such as mysql use/require an account or group to limit and define who/what can run something, but showing up in the login manager seems like a bug.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/36115...-login-account
http://askubuntu.com/questions/16345...n-ubuntu-12-10
These links may have a way to "hide" the mysql account

[tomcloyd]

Thanks for the ideas! Will pursue them all.