Description of problem: When creating a user via 'useradd', you cannot create a user with an uppercase letter. 'useradd' fails with "useradd: invalid user name <username>" For instance, this fails for my attempt at using a username with mixed alpha and numeric characters (A012345). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): shadow-utils-4.0.3-25.RHEL3 How reproducible: run 'useradd' with a username that has a capital letter Steps to Reproduce: 1.useradd A012345 2. 3. Actual results: Fails with message "useradd: invalid user name <username>" Expected results: Create user account Additional info: This but was reported in RH9 Bug 89677
This problem is going to be fixed in next update(U7) in shadow-utils-4.0.3-26.RHEL3