On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 01:36:48AM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote: > POSIX says "if you want your applications to be portable, do not use any > funny characters in usernames":
But we are not writing applications, we are a distribution. Anything that works with the software we distribute is fine. > A string that is used to identify a user; see also 3.407 User Database. > To be portable across systems conforming to POSIX.1-2024, the value is > composed of characters from the portable filename character set. If a local admin wants their local user database (hence, /etc/passwd or an LDAP diretory) to work with non-Debian OSses, they need to take care about which accounts they create. I don't think that we should restrict local admins who don't need that kind of portability. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
