[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#344189: marked as done (useradd: accept
accent in username but adduser does not)
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From: Ashar Voultoiz <thoane at altern.org>
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Subject: useradd: accept accent in username but adduser does not
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Package: passwd
Version: 1:4.0.13-7
Severity: important
Hello,
I was wondering if a username like '=C3=A9toile' could be added so
I did:
# useradd =C3=A9toile
#
Then checked:
$ grep =C3=A9toile /etc/passwd
=C3=A9toile:x:1003:100::/home/=C3=A9toile:/bin/sh
$
Good ! But the home directory doesnt exit:
$ ll /home/ | grep toile
$
So i deleted it:
# userdel =C3=A9toile
#
Then I remembered about the 'adduser' command:
# adduser =C3=A9toile
adduser: To avoid problems, the username should consist of
letters, digits, underscores, periods and dashes. For compatibility with
Samba machine accounts $ is also supported at the end of the username
#
So looks like we have something inconsistent! I would expect useradd
to give an error message just like adduser does. Or adduser should not
give an error message ?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (99, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-k7
Locale: LANG=3Dfr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=3Dfr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=3DUTF-8)
Versions of packages passwd depends on:
ii debianutils 2.15.1 Miscellaneous utilities spec=
ific t
ii libc6 2.3.5-8 GNU C Library: Shared librar=
ies an
ii libpam-modules 0.79-3 Pluggable Authentication Mod=
ules f
ii libpam0g 0.79-3 Pluggable Authentication Mod=
ules l
ii login 1:4.0.13-7 system login tools
passwd recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
passwd/password-mismatch:
* passwd/username: hashar
passwd/password-empty:
* passwd/md5: true
passwd/user-uid:
* passwd/shadow: true
passwd/username-bad:
* passwd/user-fullname: Ashar Voultoiz
* passwd/make-user: true
passwd/title:
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To: Ashar Voultoiz <thoane at altern.org>, 344189-done at bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#344189: useradd: accept accent in username but adduser does not
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> Then I remembered about the 'adduser' command:
>=20
> # adduser =E9toile
> adduser: To avoid problems, the username should consist of
> letters, digits, underscores, periods and dashes. For compatibility wit=
h
> Samba machine accounts $ is also supported at the end of the username
> #
>=20
> So looks like we have something inconsistent! I would expect useradd
> to give an error message just like adduser does. Or adduser should not
> give an error message ?
useradd is a lower level utility than adduser (which is a Debian
specific program while useradd isn't). So, this behaviour is
completely on purpose.
Debian's policy (or, better, Debian Technical Comittee advice) is more
strict than what's permitted by a utility such as useradd which has a
wider audience.
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