> -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Leung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 September 2003 07:17 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: adduser problem > > > Dear All, > > I want to create user account with dot between the username, > but can't create, what setting should i change? > > test:~# adduser abc.ken > adduser: Please enter a username consisting of a lower case > letter followed by lower case letters and numbers. Use the > `--force-badname' option to allow underscores, and uppercase. > > Thanks, >
as far as i know you cant, you could try creating a user by hand and sticking the name in like that but I'm not sure if it'll like it, see http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/x2331.html#MANUAL-ADDUSER which cobers off how to. hth (a bit) tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
