In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yar Tikhiy writes: : Oh, I see. Given that the only issue about the period in user names : is compatibility, should pw(8) and adduser(8) still reject it or accept : it and print a warning? I think printing a warning is better since : the validity check is by no means a panacea--a stupid admin can always : use vipw(8) to create any kind of an invalid user name.
acccept with warning. the compatibility issue is very very minor. Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message