Re: Useradd

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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, David Eduardo Gómez Noguera wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 12:03, Neo Wee Teck wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I seems to have a problem with useradd when the username is in mixed
> > cases
> > 
> > Command typed: useradd Jtest
> > 
> > useradd: invalid user name 'Jtest'
> > 
> > This is the error message. Any solutions
> > 
> yeah, I think login is case insensitive :P
> *yuk!* I like case sensitiviness, I dont understand why login isnt for
> the login name, but is for the password.

Login is most definitely case sensitive.  And, like I said, upper case 
characters in a username cause problems for more than just useradd/login.

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