[Samba] Useradd doesn't accept dollar sign ($) and
"add machine script" doesn't work
Jarod Legault
design at thermatek.ca
Tue Nov 30 20:16:53 GMT 2004
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gienger" <pgienger at ae-solutions.com>
To: "Jarod Legault" <design at thermatek.ca>
Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Useradd doesn't accept dollar sign ($) and "add machine
script" doesn't work
>
> >I have set up a Fedora Core 3 machine with Samba 3.0.9 to act as a PDC
file and print server. Everything
> >
> <snip>
>
> >"invalid user name 'SPRUCE$'". I can add the user without the dollar
sign, then go in and edit
> >
> There was a thread about this started mid last week under the title
> "Fedora Core 3 and Samba". It appears to be a shift that RedHat has
> made, and is going back and changing now. Take a look at that thread
> please.
>
> Search is your friend.
>
Thanks for your prompt reply. Sorry, I never saw that thread in my many
hours of searching (posting a question is a last resort for me). Sometimes
your search terms have to be "just right" to find the answer you're looking
for.
Anyway, that thread you mentioned solved my problem. I upgraded the
shadow-utils package from 4.0.3-40 to 4.0.3-42. The version of useradd that
comes with it allows the dollar sign in usernames.
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