On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:30:11AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > retitle #432562 --system should allow uppercase in usernames without > --force-badname > thanks
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 02:49:20PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > > We aren't making extensive use of this functionality; but at the same time, > > I don't see any indication of bug reports resulting from this change. > I think that not enough Ubuntu systems use a local MTA to make the > caseful-local-part issue show itself significantly enough. This is one > of the points where Debian's and Ubuntu's typical usage has major > differences. There are plenty of users deploying Ubuntu servers, including many mail servers, and there just isn't any evidence that this behavior is a problem for these users. Which is why I asked the question in my email that I did: Is there further feedback you'd look for here before reconsidering the patch? > In other words: I think the change is valid for Ubuntu, and isn't for > Debian. I don't see any basis for this conclusion. There's no reason why adduser should behave differently between the two distributions. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org
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