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@L-tech root]passwd nav.neet" you can change the password for nav.neet
Regards Zhang Lei
----- Original Message ----- From: "Navneet Choudhary" <navneetkc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
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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