--NoDisclaim-- Karanbir Singh wrote:>Can we not top post ? I really hate posting when the content is just >going around and around in circles.>Anyway, just so that everyone knows - this is a known issue. Expect a >fix in U7 CentOS-3, or move to CentOS-4.what does U7 means here ?>There is specific policy in place that prevents Uppercase logins from >being created.Sorry about my posting style. I have fixed my problem by hacking shadow-4.0.3 so it now suits my needs. :-) Its not pretty but now it works, according to my own policy :-) we have never had any problems with capital usernames, not even when we mail enabled the systems years ago. best regards Claus Derlien Frie Funktion?rer - faglig organisation og tv?rfaglig a-kasse - www.f-f.dk *************************************************************************************************************************************** Denne email og alle filer vedlagt som bilag kan indeholde fortroligt materiale, der kun er beregnet for adressaten, og maa ikke udleveres eller kopieres til uvedkommende. Har De ved en fejltagelse modtaget denne email, bedes De venligst omgaaende meddele os dette pr. telefon : 6313 8550. Paa forhaand tak. *************************************************************************************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended for the addressee(s) only. The information is not to be surrendered or copied to unauthorised persons. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone: +45 6313 8550. Thank you. ***************************************************************************************************************************************
Claus Derlien wrote:> --NoDisclaim--in which case, all your bases are belong to us :)>>Anyway, just so that everyone knows - this is a known issue. Expect a >>fix in U7 CentOS-3, or move to CentOS-4. > > what does U7 means here ?U7 = CentOS 3.7, due out end Feb / Early March. To Read more about what this means and how this relates to upstream, look a this : http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=34> >>There is specific policy in place that prevents Uppercase logins from >>being created. > > > Sorry about my posting style.no worries, apologies for appearing to be rude, and thanks for fixing the situation.> I have fixed my problem by hacking shadow-4.0.3 so it now suits my needs. :-) > Its not pretty but now it works, according > to my own policy :-) > > we have never had any problems with capital usernames, not even when we mail enabled the systems years ago.this 'feature' was introduced in RH9 and carried over into EL3 ( therefore CentOS3 ). But its an acknowledged issue, due fixing. -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq