Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 04:25:43 +0000 From: Philip Reynolds <philip.reynolds@rfc-networks.ie> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pw(8): $ (dollar sign) in username Message-ID: <20021229042543.GB91785@rfc-networks.ie> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0212271129520.3939-100000@ns.aus.com> References: <20021227112033.N93884-100000@ren.sasknow.com> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0212271129520.3939-100000@ns.aus.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@richardsharpe.com> 57 lines of wisdom included: > Well, the $ is only required for machine accounts! In Samba 3.0, and > possibly in the latest 2.2.x releases, there is a separate 'add machine > script' parameters. I think it would be better to simply frob the entry in > the master.passwd in that script. > > While I have not tried it myself, I am lead to believe that once you edit > the entry and run the appropriate command, things work. with a machine name of ``mname'' do: ``pw useradd mname'' then use ``vipw(8)'' to add the dollar. Simple as that. This is a known issue, however, some people like to ignore it :) -- Philip Reynolds | RFC Networks Ltd. philip.reynolds@rfc-networks.ie | +353 (0)1 8832063 http://people.rfc-networks.ie/~phil | www.rfc-networks.ie [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+DnlHKmoTT9WktYwRAr5cAKCRA7VxxbV6kwQDemvodan+FEDsFACg2hGV NtSe+IXSmH9XeWvKTnk/0Fk= =iL2c -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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