On 10:21 03 Jun 2003, Kevin Waterson <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | how can I add a username of | m.blah Add the user under another name. Then hack the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files to adjust it. However names with dots in them are to be avoided; some programs (eg older BSD-flavours chown commands etc) will parse the string "m.blah" into "user m, group blah". Do you really need this as a _login_? For example, the usual cause for such names is published email addresses (eg "cameron.simpson@xxxxxxxx") and that's easily handled by a mail alias of "cameron.simpson" -> "cameron". Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it.
