I am able to add an account to my running ubuntu system using useradd -m håkan. My system is a 6.10 box that is up to day. I gather this issue lies with the installer application. Are you using the sarge-style installer, or the GUI installer within the LiveCD?
- skreet -- Cannot create a user "håkan" https://launchpad.net/bugs/23475 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs