[BlueOnyx:27110] Re: Why can I not reuse an old username?

[Bob Wickline]

Could be in other files like aliases, etc.  Try this:

find /etc /usr -type f -exec egrep -l 'cfinch|cbrown' {} \;

On 7/18/24 12:20, Larry Smith via Blueonyx wrote:
> 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.
>