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that manipulate these files will often return only one of the multiple
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that manipulate these files will often return only one of the multiple
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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 (``-''); also, it is strongly
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The login name must never begin with a hyphen (``-'')
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and should not contain 8-bit characters, neither tab nor spaces,
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quotes (``"''), mathematical and comparison operators (``+*-%^<>=#''),
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parenthesis (``()'') and various punctuation and other symbols
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(``,&$!@~?|\/'').  As a special case to help Samba users, the dollar
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symbol (``$'') is allowed as the last character.  Also, it is strongly
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suggested that neither upper-case characters or dots (``.'') be part
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suggested that neither upper-case characters or dots (``.'') be part
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of the name, as this tends to confuse mailers.  No field may contain a
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of the name, as this tends to confuse mailers.  No field may contain a
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colon (``:'') as this has been used historically to separate the fields
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colon (``:'') as this has been used historically to separate the fields
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The group field is the group that the user will be placed in upon login.
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The group field is the group that the user will be placed in upon login.
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Since this system supports multiple groups (see
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Since this system supports multiple groups (see
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.Xr groups 1 )
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.Xr groups 1 )
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this field currently has little special meaning.
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this field currently has little special meaning.  Rules for valid group
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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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