User names in FC2

[Jeremy Brown]

Michael Gargiullo wrote:

>While email addresses can contain periods and underscores.  Usernames
>cannot.  This changed after RH8 or 9.  The Shadow Utilites package
>underwent changes.  I know there are hacked shadow-util packages that
>allow the periods in usernames under fedora, I wouldn't recommend them.
>  
>

You can circumvent this as well by storing your user database in some 
other location, like an LDAP server.

Jeremy