Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:48:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Studded <Studded@dal.net> Cc: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: >8 char usernames going into 2.2.5? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970919154452.21453A-100000@shell.uniserve.com> In-Reply-To: <199709192214.PAA16435@mail.san.rr.com>
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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. "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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