Hi, Go ahead and make the required entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (if ur using one) Then type passwd <username> from the root prompt...... and change the passwd. Things look like working. We need to check y does the useradd program is not allowing usernames with dots..... :)
Regards Subhasis On 5 Mar 2005 11:02:29 -0000, Navneet Choudhary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi list, > > I can't able to create users having decimal point(s) in their name. > > i.e a.b > #useradd a.b > userdd: invalid user name 'a.b' > > os used: > Redhat 9 > Fedora Core 1,2 & 3 > Redhat Enterprise ES 3.0 > > Note: i can create user with dots (i.e navneet.kc) on Redhat 6.2 system. > > Any work around for this problem (yes for me atleast?). > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > Navneet > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
