Can't able to create user with DOTS in their name?

[Zhang Lei]

if you may use "root"
you may chang the files "/etc/passwd" and "/etc/shadow"
in "/etc/passwd" add  a line as:
    "nav.neet:x:your uid:your gid::your home dir:/bin/bash"
in "/etc/shadow" copy a line from other user's,chang the user name,such as:
    "nav.neet:$1$0e54yM5Z$trZCrRWBEG9qx.jZWZptR1:12849:0:99999:7:::"

save the change,then use "[root at L-tech root]passwd  nav.neet"
you can change the password for nav.neet

Regards
Zhang Lei

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Navneet Choudhary" <navneetkc at gmail.com>
To: <redhat-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 9:02 PM
Subject: Can't able to create user with DOTS in their name?


> hi list,
>
>  I can't able to create users having decimal point(s) in their name.
> i.e nav.neet
> Notice: decimal point between nav & neet.
>
>
> #useradd nav.neet
> userdd: invalid user name 'nav.neet'
>
>
> Since, this server will be used as Mail Server & my existing mail
> server (qmail on Redhat 6.2) supports DOTs in user name.Due to this
> problem, i export users from my existing server to  new server.
> So, no upgradation mail  !!!.
>
>
> OS used/tested:
> Redhat 9
> Fedora Core 1,2 & 3
>
> OS that supports DOTs in user name:
> Redhat 6.2.7.2 & 7.3
>
> Tested by others(successfully):
> HP-UX,Solaris & Debian Woody
>
>
> Any help on this regards?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Regards,
> Navneet
>
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