Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 13:41:07 +0800 From: "Katinka Mills" <kat-free@kaqelectronics.dyndns.org> To: "Freebsd-Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Samba and $ Message-ID: <FPEOKJIFLCAMCIODEAJPOEBBFLAA.kat-free@kaqelectronics.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <1060118511.27689.5.camel@guillaume.multiweb.ca>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Guillaume > Sent: Wednesday, 6 August 2003 5:22 AM > To: jonr@destar.net > Cc: FreeBSD List > Subject: Re: Samba and $ > > > Le Lun 04/08/2003 à 20:41, Jon Reynolds a écrit : > > On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 12:25, Bob Collins wrote: > > > At 02:07 PM 8/4/2003 -0500, gfsd wrote: > > > >Why can't i create a user with a $ on the end? For machine > trust accounts > > > >i need to add each one by hand, instead of on the fly > creation. When I use > > > >adduser it will not let me add a user with a $ on the end, > is there a way > > > >around that? > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > That is to be expected in FreeBSD and Samba. It is in the > notes. So, what > > > you do, is make your user. The edit, by hand, the password > file. vipw is > > > the command to use. Add the $ and save the file. > > > > > > No real way around it that I know of. > > > > > > -- Bob I thought in the version with Freebsd 4.8 that you could now use accounts with $ signs in them Regards, Kat. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003
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