Adding users with first.last name

[Richard E Miles]

> 
> 
> Hope this is the right list :) 
> I'm using Fedora Core 2, updated.
> 
> Is it possible to add users to the system using a first.last name
> form? I get an error when attempting it: ' useradd: invalid user name
> 'john.doe'. I have to add about 800 names to a mail server and
> shortened versions would have duplicates, I have an older RH 8.0
> server that I've been able to add users with this user name form, but
> I couldn't see any difference with any config that would allow it.
> 
> Thanks for any advice
> 

I believe that user names cannot exceed 8 characters. That would probably
include most first name last name entries.

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Richard E Miles
Federal Way WA.
registered linux user 46097