From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 11 22:42:33 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C192F37B404 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:42:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from webserver.kaqelectronics.dyndns.org (CPE-144-137-254-164.wa.bigpond.net.au [144.137.254.164]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DFA943F85 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:42:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kat-free@kaqelectronics.dyndns.org) Received: from wskatinka (wskatinka.kaqelectronics.dyndns.org [192.168.0.254]) h7C61WiI032202 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:01:32 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from kat-free@kaqelectronics.dyndns.org) From: "Katinka Mills" To: "Freebsd-Questions" Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 13:41:07 +0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: <1060118511.27689.5.camel@guillaume.multiweb.ca> Subject: RE: Samba and $ X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 05:42:34 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Guillaume > Sent: Wednesday, 6 August 2003 5:22 AM > To: jonr@destar.net > Cc: FreeBSD List > Subject: Re: Samba and $ > > > Le Lun 04/08/2003 à 20:41, Jon Reynolds a écrit : > > On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 12:25, Bob Collins wrote: > > > At 02:07 PM 8/4/2003 -0500, gfsd wrote: > > > >Why can't i create a user with a $ on the end? For machine > trust accounts > > > >i need to add each one by hand, instead of on the fly > creation. When I use > > > >adduser it will not let me add a user with a $ on the end, > is there a way > > > >around that? > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > That is to be expected in FreeBSD and Samba. It is in the > notes. So, what > > > you do, is make your user. The edit, by hand, the password > file. vipw is > > > the command to use. Add the $ and save the file. > > > > > > No real way around it that I know of. > > > > > > -- Bob I thought in the version with Freebsd 4.8 that you could now use accounts with $ signs in them Regards, Kat. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003