Passwords for users listed in /etc/passwd

Do the predefined users listed in the /etc/passwd file have default passwords? The entry for each user password is *. Does this mean that the password is hidden or that it does not exist? In particular does the mysql user have a default password?
Any help would be most appreciated.
PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

An entry with a single * means that the account's password is invalid, and therefore nobody can log into that account if a password is required to do so. More information is available in this article.
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