[cobalt-users] Email problem - Possible CMU Import Problem - Period in username

["EDK" <ekagan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just successfully used CMU 2.27 to do a full server replacement on a RAQ3
with over 100 sites.  I had a few email forwards "show-up" on me, but other
than that it worked like a dream.  I noticed a problem today that I believe
has occurred since then. (see error below) - All names and domains have been
changed from original.

There were users on the original box that has periods in their username.
When they imported their permissions and groups are not correct. (see list
of users below).  I figured I could just change the ownership and I would be
all set except it reports an "invalid user" if I try to change ownership
(below).  If I do a finger s.jones they are listed.  Any help or insight
would be appreciated.  Is a "period" in a username a problem?

Thanks
Eric


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  ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<s.jones@xxxxxxx>

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
procmail: Renaming bogus mailbox
"/home/sites/site119/../../spool/mail/s.jones" into
"/var/spool/mail/BOGUS.s.jones.RnF"
procmail: Couldn't create "/home/sites/site119/../../spool/mail/s.jones"
procmail: Error while writing to "/var/spool/mail/s.jones"
550 <s.jones@xxxxxxx>... Can't create output

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[root@www2 mail]# ls -l *.*
-rw-------   1 627      274          1271 Jan  9 17:18 j.ha
-rw-------   1 631      274          5366 Jan 12 14:40 j.ka
-rw-------   1 632      274             0 May 23  2001 r.ca
-rw-------   1 630      site119      6171 Jan 11 20:11 s.jones

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[root@www2 mail]# chown s.petit s.petit
chown: s.petit: invalid user
[root@www2 mail]#

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[root@www2 mail]# finger s.jones
Login: s.jones                          Name: s.jones
Directory: /home/sites/site119/users/s.jones    Shell: /bin/badsh
Never logged in.
No mail.
No Plan.
[root@www2 mail