[RHCE] Can't able to create user with DOTS?

[Jon Carnes]

Very interesting...

You can create a user with a DOT in the name, you just can't use any of
the graphics tools to do it.  If you manually edit the files:
  /etc/passwd
  /etc/shadow
  /etc/group

You can add users and groups with a period "." in the name.  You could
file this as a bug, since obviously the system has no problems with the
"." in the name - it's only the useradd application that apparently has
the problem.

Jon Carnes

On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 10:41, Navneet Choudhary wrote:
>     
> hi list,
> 
>    I can't able to create users having decimal point(s) in their name.
> i.e navneet.kc
> Notice: decimal point between navneet & kc.
> 
> os used:
> Redhat Enterprise ES 3.0
> 
> 
> Any help on this regards?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Navneet
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