Re: [gentoo-dev] New adduser and deluser features suggestions

[Volker Dierks <v.dierks@sonic.homeunix.net>]

Christian Axelsson wrote:
> This is the features I would like to see in a new adduser (and deluser) package:
<SNIP>
hmm, sorry. I've no comments to the features but I've a problem
to add my personal useraccount to a gentoo system. I've posted
the question to the gentoo-user maillinglist but got no answer.
Perhaps someone on the dev list can give me a answer. My normal
useraccount uses a dot (f. e. f.bar).
useradd -c "Foo Bar" -d /home/f.bar -u 500 -g 200 -s /bin/bash f.bar
useradd: invalid user name 'f.bar'

This is a example. My real username has 8 characters (with the
dot). Whitout the dot, useradd works fine.

Does anyone know where I must drive the screw? /etc/login.defs
isn't it. Are the pam modules denying a dot?

Thanks, Volker

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Volker Dierks
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