Adding users with first.last name

[Aly Dharshi]

I don't know what sort of application you are planning to use, maybe this is a 
single machine with /etc/passwd sort of application but LDAP is another way to 
go, it will take usernames directly with first.last name.

Cheers,

	Aly.

Paul Howarth wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-09-07 at 18:33, Chris wrote:
> 
>>Is it possible to add users to the system using a first.last name
>>form? I get an error when attempting it: ' useradd: invalid user name
>>'john.doe'. I have to add about 800 names to a mail server and
>>shortened versions would have duplicates, I have an older RH 8.0
>>server that I've been able to add users with this user name form, but
>>I couldn't see any difference with any config that would allow it.
> 
> 
> Why not use aliases?
> 
> e.g. in /etc/aliases
> 
> john.doe:	jdoe
> 
> Paul.

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