CentOS - Mar 2006 - How to create user with period (.)

hi guys,
 how can i create a username with period ? Like for example
 username: linux.spartacus 
 
 tia
 
		
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spart cus wrote:
> 
>    hi guys,
>    how can i create a username with period ? Like for example
>    username: linux.spartacus
That *might* lead to problems within application software not expecting
punctuation in usernames.

Why do you want to do this? Maybe there is another solution to the
problem you are trying to solve ...

Ralph
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