Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 07:10:02 -0800 (PST) From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/22860: [PATCH] adduser & friends with '$' in usernames Message-ID: <200201161510.g0GFA2F55745@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/22860; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@freebsd.org> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/22860: [PATCH] adduser & friends with '$' in usernames Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 17:08:23 +0200 On Fri, 04 Jan 2002 15:10:01 PST, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > As an alternative to the "allow anything the admin wants" solution, > I would propose to make the regular expression usernames are checked > against configurable and saved in /etc/adduser.conf. I like this idea. Either that, or do something like what passwd(1) does with weak new passwords root gives it. passwd(1) will warn against the offered password (e.g. "Please enter a password at least 6 characters in length") but will accept the new password if it is repeated. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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