Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 15:21:05 +0400 (MSD) From: bag@sinbin.demos.su (Alex G. Bulushev) To: tom@uniserve.com (Tom) Cc: Studded@dal.net, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: >8 char usernames going into 2.2.5? Message-ID: <199709211121.PAA20344@sinbin.demos.su> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970919154452.21453A-100000@shell.uniserve.com> from "Tom" at "Sep 19, 97 03:48:01 pm"
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> > On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Studded wrote: > > ... > > While I'm askin', it would be nice if some chars besides > > letters and numbers could sneak in there too. The one I would like > > most is - (the dash) but I know there are other requests. (And yes, I > > know about aliases. :) > > That is the foolish "adduser" imposing restrictions on you. "-" works > perfectly fine in userids. I use "-", and "_" in usernames regularly, but > I use a rather strange "adduser" that predates the one in FreeBSD. some problem exist to use "-" in the user names with rlogin rlogind check "-" ... but rlogin is not popular now ... slogin is :) Alex. > > "adduser" is in perl. Just fix it.. err... _modify_ it :) > > > Thanks for your input, > > > > Doug > > > > Do thou amend thy face, > > and I'll amend my life. > > -Shakespeare, "Henry V" > > > > > > Tom > >
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