Description of problem: systemd: Bad user or group name "xxxx.yyyy", accepting for compatibility. this is NOT a bad username and is valid. systemd should not dictate what is or isn't a valid username. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): systemd-245.4-1.fc32.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. create a user/group that has a dot in the name. e.g. xxxx.yyyy 2. reboot the system 3. check messages for error Actual results: May 30 11:34:31 hostname systemd[270811]: Bad user or group name "xxxx.yyyy", accepting for compatibility. May 30 11:34:31 hostname systemd[270811]: Bad user or group name "xxxx.yyyy", accepting for compatibility. May 30 11:34:31 hostname systemd-userwork[270803]: Bad user or group name "xxxx.yyyy", accepting for compatibility. May 30 11:34:31 hostname systemd-userwork[270803]: Bad user or group name "xxxx.yyyy", accepting for compatibility. Expected results: these errors should not be there Additional info: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/12754
That message was changed in the latest version. Can you check if you still get the issue wiht https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1?
i installed the latest version and the message is gone as it should be. I'll be adding +karma
FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 32. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1
Thanks for testing.
FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository. In short time you'll be able to install the update with the following command: `sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1` You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.