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Re: useradd with "$" character within loginname

To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: Re: useradd with "$" character within loginname
From: Sebastian Stark <seb_(_at_)_todesplanet_(_dot_)_de>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 12:37:28 +0100
Mail-followup-to: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org

dr.no wrote:
> (smb.conf parameter: add user script = adduser -d /dev/null -s /sbin/nologin MACHINENAME$ )
> quoting or escaping "$" does not work. (e.g. adduser NAME\$)    
> adduser under linux does not complain about a $, how to solve this problem under openbsd?

Add the user without $ and then use vipw(8) to add the $ manually. This
will work.

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- useradd with "$" character within loginname
  - From: dr.no

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