Re: [cobalt-users] Dissapearing user

[Paul Schreiber <cheesefactory@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Jossi Fresco <jfresco@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I added a user that his full name contained an
> apostrophe (e.g. O'Brian).
> The user does not show on the user list, although
> when I tried to add the
> same user again, it tells me that the user already
> exist.
> 
> How can I edit the user name manually using the
> shell?

(1)telnet myhost.com
login: admin
password: XXXXXXXXXXX <-- admin passwod

(2)su
XXXXXXXXXXX <-- admin password

(3) vi /etc/passwd

(4) edit the file, and save (:x)


Paul
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