greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I need to be able to addusers that have a username that is a number.
>
> I get the following message whenever I atempt this.
>
> [root@mail /]# adduser 0413565738
> adduser: invalid user name `0413565738'
> [root@mail /]#
>
> I have only tried this on 7.0 and cooker.
>
> HELP!
Short answer: you can't. Pure numerals are reserved for UIDs.
If you really want such user names, then preceed them with an
underscore, for example - ie _04135
Also note that user names are limited to 8 chars.
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fg
# rm *;o
o: command not found
