Actually you were having a two part-problem. The fix your remaining problem, put your DOMAIN and seperator before the user.
chown -R GENEEDINC+chris.palmer: chris.palmer/ That'll do it ~ Daniel > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Palmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 2:48 PM > To: Jarboe, Daniel - Data Center Operations > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Samba] Usernames with dots > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Try 'chown chris.palmer: myfile' ... with the trailing ":", > chown does > > not get fooled by the . in your username, and if no group > follows then > > your default login group is used, and it will correctly use > > chris.palmer in its entirety for your username. > > I'm sorry, I should have mentioned in my first message that I > already tried that. > > # chown -R chris.palmer: chris.palmer/ > chown: `chris.palmer:': invalid user > # getent passwd | grep chris.palmer > GENEEDINC+chris.palmer:x:10010:10000:Chris > Palmer:/home/chris.palmer:/bin/bash > > -- > Chris Palmer Systems Programmer GeneEd > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is the property of Time Inc. or its affiliates. It may be legally privileged and/or confidential and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). No addressee should forward, print, copy, or otherwise reproduce this message in any manner that would allow it to be viewed by any individual not originally listed as a recipient. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this message. Thank you. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
