Quoting richardtoo...@paradise.net.nz: > 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.
On re-reading the code ... to be 100% correct, it is implementing the recommended part (lowercase a-z, 0-9) but additionally allows underscores (in the 4.7 version that I looked at.) I think I've muddied the waters enough, back to lurking! > > HTH. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Cody
