Thanks for putting it blunt. I read the link but did not understand the
code.. Relooking I see where it say's in plain english...
user_setup() {
local _q="Setup a user? (enter a lower-case loginname, or 'no')"
I'll creat a more friendly username!
Thanks again!
Cody
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:13 PM, <richardtoo...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> Quoting cody chandler <cody.a.chand...@gmail.com>:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:29 PM, <richardtoo...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> >
> > > Quoting cody chandler <cody.a.chand...@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > OpenBSD 5.1 -Release. 4 installs tested. During install when it
> > first
> > > > asks do I want to creat a user. It does not allow me to creat the
> > user
> > > > name
> > > > II00I00II. But after the install I can use useradd or adduser and
> > am
> > > > able
> > > > to login with the user. Another issue I came accross. In the
> > sudoers
> > > > file
> > > > I have 2 names under root and not using the wheel group but using
> > the
> > > > name
> > > > for sudoers. The 2nd name works but this name "II00I00II" does not
> > work
> > > > with sudo. Is there a reason for this to not work as expected? To
> > > > clairify the name is capital i's with number 0's.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Same sort of thing bit me when using periods in the user name:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> http://old.nabble.com/Installer-adding-user---doesn%27t-allow-periods-in-user-name-td30129803.html
> > >
> > > The installer is more strict about the permitted user names.
> > >
> > > See also man adduser.
> > >
> > I did check the man page before asking in email.
> >
> > Per the man page of "adduser(8)"
> >
> > RESTRICTIONS
> > username
> > It is recommended that login names contain only lowercase
> > characters and digits. They may also contain uppercase
> > characters, non-leading hyphens, periods, underscores, and a
> > trailing `$'.
> >
> > Thats what throws me off. The username I tried is "II00I00II" upper case
> > i
> > and number zero (0). Which are said to be of allowed per the man page.
>
> If you read what Ted says on the link I sent, he explains that older
> software
> expects user names in a certain format - the format that is recommended by
> adduser.
>
> Sorry it turned out to be a red herring for you - when I was caught out by
> this,
> the adduser man page helped me - it explained why I could do something in
> adduser and not the installer - adduser follows the "may" path, the
> installer
> follows the "recommended" path.
>
> Also in the link I sent, was the code from the installer (4.7) - and that
> shows
> what the installer was/is doing.
>
> HTH.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Cody
