On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 11:44:32AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 03:24:14PM +0100, Thomas Schweikle wrote: > > Package: Debian installer > > Version: As on Debian live-CD/DVD for Debian 12.5 > > Severity: critical > > Note that you sent this email to the debian-user list, not to the bug > tracking system. > > > 6. For User and Passwort enter > > Full name: demo Demo > > Username: de-de > > Password 1st: start123 > > Password 2nd: start123 > > 7. Click install > > 8. Wait until the installer finishes and reboots into this newly installed > > system > > 9. Try to login with the credentials given above: > > User: de-de > > Password: start123 > > > > The newly installed system just tells: unknown user or password, user or > > password wrong. You wont be able to login. > > I wonder if it's the hyphen character. Maybe the installer transforms > that into an underscore, or omits it entirely? That's just a guess.
Hyphen seems to be fine, at least according to the useradd(8) man page. It has even a paragraph referencing Debian, mentioning the restriction that the hyphen not be at the beginning of the name. But who knows. Perhaps something else breaks. Cheers -- t
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