Quoting cody chandler <[email protected]>: > Hello, > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Quoting cody chandler <[email protected]>: > > > > > 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
