Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:18:43 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Kirill Ponomarew <ponomarew@oberon.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pw Message-ID: <3DAAB623.7020708@potentialtech.com> References: <20020909110403.GA45152@krion>
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[Could you please correct the date on your computer] Kirill Ponomarew wrote: > Hello, > > just tested "pw" and noticed that if I add user "ku+ku" > > su-2.05# pw useradd ki+ki > pw: invalid character `+' in field > > Can we fix this error ? I have to add much users with "+" in there > usernames. I don't think this is an "error". The "+" symbol has special meaning in the passwd file, and I don't think it would be wise to allow user names with a + in them. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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