Invalid user name: starting with a digit

[Justin Willmert]

Vidol Loeung wrote:
> Hi All:
> 
> Is there a way to create a new user with name starting with a digit?
> 
> TIA for any inputs.
> 
> Vidol
> 
This may not be the best solution, but it works: create the user without 
the digit in the beginning, and it will be registered and its home 
created. Then move the home from, for example, 'gene' to '2gene'. Then 
edit /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, and /etc/gshadow, each time 
replacing the 'gene'/groupname (which should be the first column) with 
the new name '2gene'.

If you have questions, just ask me (I had to do this for a user in my 
setup).

Justin Willmert