Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 11:50:05 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/adduser adduser.8 Message-ID: <20060607114811.L15022@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <200606070458.k574wuWt080484@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200606070458.k574wuWt080484@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, Tom Rhodes wrote: > trhodes 2006-06-07 04:58:55 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > usr.sbin/adduser adduser.8 > Log: > Add adding_user.8 to SEE ALSO, note that usernames may contain any character > but not being with a hyphen, similar to adding_user.8. I suspect that the language in this man page suggests a bit more flexibility in user naming than is actually the case. For example, usernames cannot contain the ':' character, by virtue of that being the delimiter of the user file. Likewise, they should not include a '/', as that prevents the user's name from being used for the name of their home directory. I suspect the right approach is to come up with a list of characters that can be included in usernames, rather than one that can't. Robert N M Watson
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