Re: Adduser Problem?!?!

[Kevin Colby <kevinc grainsystems com>]

Daniel Foerst wrote:
> 
> Hey all..
> 
> In the past I have been able to create accounts with Numbers in front of
> the name. Now when I use either linuxconf or useradd or adduser in Xwin or
> just plain text mode I receive errors.
> 
> For example. When I type adduser 30johnson
>                     or   useradd 30johnson
> I always receive an error stating invalid username '30johnson'

I think this is not allowed for some reason.  I certainly have never
tried to do so.  Why do you want usernames like that anyway?

Oh, I remember.  I think sendmail (or is it the SMTP RFC?) says
that ##username is a no-no.  That's a vague recollection, so don't
quote me on it, but I remember seeing something about it.

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc grainsystems com