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From: Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] usernames starting w/ digit
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:43:52
Message-Id: 20080623130629.GA16778@nibiru.local
1 Hi folks,
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3
4 while migrating stuff to an fresh Gentoo box, I've recognized
5 that useradd doesn't accept usernames starting with a digit
6 (while manually changing in passwd still seems to work fine).
7
8 Why does Gentoo's useradd doesnt accept usernames starting
9 digits, while other distros do ?
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11
12 cu
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15 Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/
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17 Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce:
18 http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce
19 Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions:
20 http://patches.metux.de/
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