Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools
on Ubuntu Maverick,
when trying to create a user, I get a windows which says that I can use special
characters, such as: '.' '-' '_'
In other words, the tools says that I am allowed to use the dot, but this is
slightly wrong.
The dot is used by chown command, as an alternative to colon, to separate user
and group: "chown user.group <file>" is equivalent to "chown user:group <file>"
The problem is that users-admin is not throwing out the correct error, and it's
only saying: "The configuration could not be saved. You are not allowed to
modify the system configuration."
But if you remove the dots from the username, you'll be "authorized" and you
can create users....
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-system-tools 2.32.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.40-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov 21 19:30:56 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=it_IT.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-system-tools
** Affects: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 maverick
--
users-admin has problem when username contains a dot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/678230
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
