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Subject: Re: mandated charceters in usernames
> John Summerfield wrote:
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> > > Why is it I cannot have a username such as 2bad yet can have bad2
> >
> > Because you didn't try hard enough?
>
> I did add the user by editting /etc/passwd '
> John Summerfield wrote:
>
> > > Why is it I cannot have a username such as 2bad yet can have bad2
> >
> > Because you didn't try hard enough?
>
> I did add the user by editting /etc/passwd '
> My question relates more to being able to do this by default.
> I see no reason, security or other
On 9 Nov 1999 16:06:46 -0500, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I did add the user by editting /etc/passwd '
>My question relates more to being able to do this by default.
>I see no reason, security or other that having a number beginning the
>username is a problem
Some programs might
John Summerfield wrote:
> > Why is it I cannot have a username such as 2bad yet can have bad2
>
> Because you didn't try hard enough?
I did add the user by editting /etc/passwd '
My question relates more to being able to do this by default.
I see no reason, security or other that having a numb
> Why is it I cannot have a username such as 2bad yet can have bad2
Because you didn't try hard enough?
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> From: Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 07 Nov 1999 20:14:01 -0500
>
> It's not an internet thing, it's a Unix thing. So it's more likely in
> POSIX or something (not that I know for sure).
>
> The biggest reason is that there are lots of utilities which determine
> if you're passing a
Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Why, in what RFC is this specified?
It's not an internet thing, it's a Unix thing. So it's more likely in
POSIX or something (not that I know for sure).
The biggest reason is that there are lots of utilities which determine
if you're passing a usern
Ray Atnip wrote:
> Kevin Waterson wrote:
> >
> > Why is it I cannot have a username such as 2bad yet can have bad2
> >
>
> User names must start with an alpha character.
Why, in what RFC is this specified?
Kevin
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Kevin Waterson wrote:
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> Why is it I cannot have a username such as 2bad yet can have bad2
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User names must start with an alpha character.
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