Bug#357185: More strict checking for sane username

tags #357185 patch confirmed pending thanks On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 04:18:54AM +0100, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote: > adduser's regex for checking usernames is too lax, it accepts empty > usernames, and usernames starting with a dash, in violation of some IEEE > standard. Please see this patch. Ap

Bug#357185: More strict checking for sane username

Package: adduser Version: 3.85 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch adduser's regex for checking usernames is too lax, it accepts empty usernames, and usernames starting with a dash, in violation of some IEEE standard. Please see this patch. Thanks to Brendan O'Dea for the standards reference. Thanks,