Unable to create username with a dot "first.last"

[rcmpayne]

Hey All,

 

i like to add a user with a dot in the name first.last however, i get the following error below.... From this wiki pages, dots are supported

 

[snip] http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Un-Official_UnRAID_Manual

User name

The name should only consist of the characters a-z, 0-9, - (dash), _ (underscore), and . (dot). Please do not use any uppercase letters.

 

Jan 24 14:03:17 SERVER emhttp: shcmd (408): useradd -g users -d / -s /bin/false -c '' first.last |& logger

Jan 24 14:03:17 SERVER logger: useradd: invalid user name 'first.last'

Jan 24 14:03:17 SERVER emhttp: shcmd (409): chpasswd <<< first.last:"*****"

Jan 24 14:03:17 SERVER emhttp: _shcmd: shcmd (409): exit status: 1

Jan 24 14:03:17 SERVER emhttp: shcmd (410): smbpasswd -L -s -a first.last <<< "*****"$' '"*****"

Jan 24 14:03:17 SERVER emhttp: _shcmd: shcmd (410): exit status: 1

[mthomas]

I am looking to create the same type of user name, but am receiving the same error with Unraid 6.0.1. Any updates to this issue?

[hardenakker]

is there any hack for it?