Re: Adding users with first.last name

I don't know what sort of application you are planning to use, maybe this is a single machine with /etc/passwd sort of application but LDAP is another way to go, it will take usernames directly with first.last name.

Cheers,

	Aly.

Paul Howarth wrote:

On Tue, 2004-09-07 at 18:33, Chris wrote:

Is it possible to add users to the system using a first.last name
form? I get an error when attempting it: ' useradd: invalid user name
'john.doe'. I have to add about 800 names to a mail server and
shortened versions would have duplicates, I have an older RH 8.0
server that I've been able to add users with this user name form, but
I couldn't see any difference with any config that would allow it.

Why not use aliases?

e.g. in /etc/aliases

john.doe:	jdoe

Paul.

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