[BlueOnyx:27109] Re: Why can I not reuse an old username?

[Larry Smith]

On Thu July 18 2024 12:09, Michael Stauber wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> >   The two in question are cfinch, and jbrown.
>
> Ok, those are NOT reserved usernames like "info", "postmaster" or
> "webmaster" and should therefore be usable. Unless they are already in
> usage.
>
> Check with ...
>
> cat /etc/passwd|grep cfinch
> cat /etc/passwd|grep jbrown
>
> ... to see if these names are already in use on the server. If they
> already are in use by Vsite users, then it should tell you the group
> name of the Vsite in question where they are being used.

 Done deal, grep cfinch /etc/passwd shows nothing, 
and grep jbrown /etc/passwd shows nothing.  Also
check /etc/shadow for both but not there either.

-- 
Larry Smith
lesmith at ecsis.net