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

[Navneet Choudhary]

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:25:25 +0800, Zhang Lei <zhl at nanjing-fnst.com> wrote:
> 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

i don't want to manually edit /etc/password, /etc/shadow & /etc/group
file for adding user.

Since, this server will be used as Mail Server (as i already mentioned
in my original mail),this tweak simple not feasible for me.

any way thanks for your help.


Regards,
Navneet


> 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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