[CentOS] user names

On 6/1/20 12:13 PM, Jerry Geis wrote:
> How can I define a local use with "@" in the name
> 
> useradd "bob at myname"  gives error.
> 
> I "need" to have the @ sign in the name -is that possible.   Silly reason -
> the system I am trying to send emails to the linux server has a bug. I'm
> trying to get around it.

As far as I remember UNIX username can not contain special symbols.

Valeri

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jerry
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