> To the best of my knowledge, the installer adds the user account using > the useradd > command. According to the useradd man page: > > useradd requires that usernames be in the format described > in passwd(4). A warning message is displayed if these res- > trictions are not met. See passwd(4) for the requirements > for usernames. >
We don't actually use useradd right now, but the rules used in the installer are meant to be aligned. Matt, the patch is fine as-is, the other issues are out of bounds for this fix. Dave
