From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 5 13:15:21 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3C0F37B401 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13:15:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mmp-3.gci.net (mmp-3.gci.net [208.138.130.77]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60F6843F75 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13:15:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jonr@destar.net) Received: from mldn.ninestar.com (64-164-237-24-mvl.nwc.gci.net [24.237.164.64]) by mmp-3.gci.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HJ500IB9XLAZW@mmp-3.gci.net> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 05 Aug 2003 12:15:10 -0800 (AKDT) Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 12:09:11 -0800 From: Jon Reynolds In-reply-to: To: FreeBSD List Message-id: <1060114151.3167.91.camel@localhost.localdomain> Organization: Destar Communications MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: Subject: RE: Samba and $ X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jonr@destar.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 20:15:22 -0000 On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 00:02, Katinka Mills wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Micheas Herman > > Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2003 2:52 PM > > To: FreeBSD List > > Cc: FreeBSD List > > Subject: Re: Samba and $ > > > > > > On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 17:41, Jon Reynolds wrote: > > > 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? > > > > adduser is a perl script in 4.x. You can edit the file to allow > > '$' in the user name. Or further hack it so that it knows that > > any name that ends in '$' is a samba machine name and have it > > execute the correct smbpasswd command as well. > > > > > > A quick visit to an active irc channel should get you any help > > you need. (it did me a long time ago.) > > > > good luck, > > > > > > Micheas > > For a good IRC channel and network here is the place I use : > > #c and #freebsd on irc.freenode.net > > 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 Thanks for the tips, I have never used an irc channel before and have been hooked on mailing lists like a crack addict. Are irc channels really that good at helping? I was under the impression they were just like chat rooms. Jon