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(-)passwd.5 (-2 / +16 lines)
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entries, and that one by random selection.
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entries, and that one by random selection.
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.Pp
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.Pp
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The login name must never begin with a hyphen
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The login name must never begin with a hyphen
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.Pq Ql \&- ;
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.Pq Ql \&-
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also, it is strongly
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and should not contain 8-bit characters, neither tab nor spaces, colons
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.Pq Ql \&: ,
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quotes
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.Pq Ql \&" ,
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mathematical and comparison operators
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.Pq Ql \&+*-%^<>=# ,
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parenthesis
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.Pq Ql \&() ,
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and various punctuation and other symbols
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.Pq Ql \&,&$!@~?|\/ .
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As a special case to help Samba users, the dollar symbol
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.Pq Ql \&$
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is allowed as the last character.
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Also, it is strongly
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suggested that neither upper-case characters nor dots
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suggested that neither upper-case characters nor dots
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.Pq Ql \&.
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.Pq Ql \&.
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be part
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be part
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this field indicates the user's primary group.
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this field indicates the user's primary group.
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Secondary group memberships are selected in
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Secondary group memberships are selected in
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.Pa /etc/group .
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.Pa /etc/group .
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Rules for valid group syntax are the same as for usernames.
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.Pp
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.Pp
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The
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The
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.Ar class
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.Ar class

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