You can use user IDs with moer than 8 characters, I guess there is a maximum length, but I don't know what it is. Your problem is most likely that dots are invalid characters for a user ID. You could simply use underscores instead. The dot in the email address in the form of first.last@xxxxxxxxxx is usually done using alias or virtualuser features of the mailserver application. MARK > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard E Miles > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:15 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Adding users with first.last name > > > > > > > > Hope this is the right list :) > > I'm using Fedora Core 2, updated. > > > > 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. > > > > Thanks for any advice > > > > I believe that user names cannot exceed 8 characters. That > would probably > include most first name last name entries. > > -- > Richard E Miles > Federal Way WA. > registered linux user 46097 > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
