Problem adding user (4.8R)
Hi, I just installed FreeBSD 4.8 and tried to add a user to the system using 'adduser foo'. I get a few questions and then this: -- 8 -- Don't worry about mistakes. I will give you the chance later to correct any input. Enter username [foo]: Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: foo Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: -- 8 -- ...whatever I type in as username, the system rejects it. I can add users via sysinstall. But this bothers me... what could be wrong? Regards, Johan Paul ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem adding user (4.8R)
From: Johan Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 1:41 PM Subject: Problem adding user (4.8R) Hi, I just installed FreeBSD 4.8 and tried to add a user to the system using 'adduser foo'. I get a few questions and then this: -- 8 -- Don't worry about mistakes. I will give you the chance later to correct any input. Enter username [foo]: Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: foo Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: -- 8 -- ...whatever I type in as username, the system rejects it. Does 'foo' match the regexp that you entered or already had setup when you were 'answering a few questions?' Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem adding user (4.8R)
Johan Paul wrote: Hi, I just installed FreeBSD 4.8 and tried to add a user to the system using 'adduser foo'. I get a few questions and then this: -- 8 -- Don't worry about mistakes. I will give you the chance later to correct any input. Enter username [foo]: Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: foo Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: -- 8 -- ...whatever I type in as username, the system rejects it. I can add users via sysinstall. But this bothers me... what could be wrong? I'm guessing that during the startup portion of adduser, you entered foo as the username regex. This isn't where you enter a username, but where you enter a pattern that limits the possible usernames. Deleting /etc/adduser.conf will get you back to the shipped defaults. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem adding user (4.8R)
I get a few questions and then this: -- 8 -- Don't worry about mistakes. I will give you the chance later to correct any input. Enter username [foo]: Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: foo Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: -- 8 -- ...whatever I type in as username, the system rejects it. Does 'foo' match the regexp that you entered or already had setup when you were 'answering a few questions?' Well, I think so This is what I did: -- 8 -- silakka# adduser mats Use option ``-silent'' if you don't want to see all warnings and questions. Check /etc/shells Check /etc/master.passwd Check /etc/group Usernames must match regular expression: [kypeli]: mats Enter your default shell: bash csh date no sh tcsh [bash]: Your default shell is: bash - /usr/local/bin/bash Enter your default HOME partition: [/home]: Copy dotfiles from: /usr/share/skel no [/usr/share/skel]: Send message from file: /etc/adduser.message no [/etc/adduser.message]: Use passwords (y/n) [y]: Write your changes to /etc/adduser.conf? (y/n) [n]: Ok, let's go. Don't worry about mistakes. I will give you the chance later to correct any input. Enter username [mats]: Please enter a username Enter username [mats]: Please enter a username Enter username [mats]: mats Please enter a username Enter username [mats]: -- 8 -- Did I do something wrong? Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. Best regards, Johan Paul ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem adding user (4.8R)
Stefan Prestele wrote: I think the problem is, that you have entered a user name when you were asked for a regex for user names. So restart adduser and read the questions properly. The question for a regular expression that user names have to match should be 'a-z0-9_-ยด (whithout the quotes). Then when the question for the user name to add appears you should be able to enter every name matching the obove regex. Thanks - this was the problem! :-) I'm used to the Linux way of adding users which doesn't have this setup phase - I just have to remember to use the -silent toggle when adding further users. Thanks! :-) On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 09:41:58PM +0300, Johan Paul wrote: Hi, I just installed FreeBSD 4.8 and tried to add a user to the system using 'adduser foo'. I get a few questions and then this: -- 8 -- Don't worry about mistakes. I will give you the chance later to correct any input. Enter username [foo]: Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: foo Please enter a username Enter username [foo]: -- 8 -- ...whatever I type in as username, the system rejects it. I can add users via sysinstall. But this bothers me... what could be wrong? Regards, Johan Paul ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
