Navneet: You're really better off not using usernames with . in them, anyhow. You can just as easily set up aliases for their email. On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Navneet Choudhary wrote: > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:25:25 +0800, Zhang Lei <zhl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@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@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 > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
