Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 00:05:04 +0900 From: k-horik@yk.rim.or.jp To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: docs/5874: In EXAMPLES in adduser.8, usernames exceed 8 characters. Message-ID: <19980301000504V.k-horik@yk.rim.or.jp>
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>Number: 5874 >Category: docs >Synopsis: In EXAMPLES in adduser.8, usernames exceed 8 characters. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Feb 28 07:10:01 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Kazuo Horikawa >Organization: personal user >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE i386 >Environment: FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE .\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.12.2.5 1997/10/14 17:34:01 wosch Exp $ >Description: In RESTRICTIONS section, it is described that maximum length of username is 8 characters. But in EXAMPLES of adduser.8, usernames `baerenklau' and `vehlefanz' which exceeds 8 characters are used. Execution of the example: $ adduser -uid 5000 -group guest -message no -batch vehlefanz causes `illegal user name' error: /etc/adduser.conf: No such file or directory Added user ``vehlefanz'' chown: vehlefanz: illegal user name >How-To-Repeat: man adduser >Fix: Cut username in EXAMPLES section to 8 characters: --- adduser.8.bak Sat Feb 28 23:49:33 1998 +++ adduser.8 Sat Feb 28 23:50:42 1998 @@ -219,26 +219,26 @@ .Pp Start adduser in interactive mode. .Pp -$ adduser -batch baerenklau guest,staff,baer '' 'Teddy II' qwerty7 +$ adduser -batch baerenkl guest,staff,baer '' 'Teddy II' qwerty7 .Pp -Create user 'baerenklau' and login group 'baerenklau'. Invite user -baerenklau into groups guest, staff and baer. Use default login class. +Create user 'baerenkl' and login group 'baerenkl'. Invite user +baerenkl into groups guest, staff and baer. Use default login class. Realname (fullname) is 'Teddy II'. Password is 'qwerty7' (don't use such passwords!). Create .Ev HOME directory -.Pa /home/baerenklau +.Pa /home/baerenkl and copy all files and directories from .Pa /usr/share/skel to -.Pa /home/baerenklau . -Send user baerenklau +.Pa /home/baerenkl . +Send user baerenkl a welcome message. .Pp -$ adduser -uid 5000 -group guest -message no -batch vehlefanz +$ adduser -uid 5000 -group guest -message no -batch vehlefan .Pp -Create user 'vehlefanz'. Login group is guest. Uid next available uid +Create user 'vehlefan'. Login group is guest. Uid next available uid after 5000, for instance 5007. No other groups, no realname, no password. Do not send a welcome message. .Sh FILES >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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