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On 08/19/07 20:23, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> Since I started using Linux, I've used the same username, "hal", for
> logging in. With Sarge this was no problem since, somehow, it adapted
> for the actual hal programs. The first problem I had with it was with
> Ubuntu, but I got by that by just upgrading my old install instead of
> making a new one.
>
> I installed Etch on a computer for my Mother today and it wouldn't allow
> me to use "hal." On all my email accounts and other accounts on all
> the systems I deal with, I've always used the name "hal," but now it's
> not allowed.
>
> Is there a way around this? Can I get my name back? It seems
> shortsighted to create systems that create a username like this. It's
> not as common as john or jane, but it's a well known name that it seems
> likely people would be using to log in with.
$ grep hal /etc/passwd
haldaemon:x:110:116:Hardware abstraction layer\
,,,:/var/run/hal:/bin/false
But I just tried to add user "hal" on my Sid system and it let me.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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