Vidol Loeung wrote:
Hi All:
Is there a way to create a new user with name starting with a digit?
TIA for any inputs.
Vidol
This may not be the best solution, but it works: create the user without
the digit in the beginning, and it will be registered and its home
created. Then move the home from, for example, 'gene' to '2gene'. Then
edit /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, and /etc/gshadow, each time
replacing the 'gene'/groupname (which should be the first column) with
the new name '2gene'.
If you have questions, just ask me (I had to do this for a user in my
setup).
Justin Willmert
