On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 08:21:15PM +0200, Henrik Ahlgren wrote: > I don't see much problems with single-user machines, especially security > related. But, think multi-user environments? Imagine, as a non-Chinese > speaking Westerner, needing to chown a file to a colleague called 陈成.
I would type "chown 陈成 <filename>", pasting the user name from the written request or probably from /etc/passwd. Or I would ask the system administrator for a solution. I see your argument, but I'd also see that as an issue that the system administrator choosing the user names needs to solve. I's nothing that we as a distribution should solve. 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
