I have the same files in /etc/skel that I have used in creating the default
user for the last 5 years. Is it now an adduser requirement to not have
whitespace in filenames?

Thank you,

VastOne
V-Ger VSIDO Developer


On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 11:40 AM Marc Haber <mh+debian-packa...@zugschlus.de>
wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 11:02:09AM -0500, VastOne wrote:
> >When trying to create a new user the following types of errors happen. If
> >any of these are removed from /etc/skel it just keeps going on to the next
> >and the next
> >
> >adduser vsido
> >invalid characters in ./.mozilla/firefox/0bwoq7rk.default/lwtheme/blue
> >gradient base White debian swirl VISDO.png-1680x1050 at
> >/usr/share/perl5/Debian/AdduserCommon.pm line 141, <$findpipe> line 17
>
> So you have files containing whitespace in their file name in /etc/skel?
>
> Greetings
> Marc
>
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