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Bug 432270 - Can't create accounts with non-ASCII chars (UTF8)
Can't create accounts with non-ASCII chars (UTF8)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: sysadmin
Classification: Infrastructure
Component: Mango (obsolete)
unspecified
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GNOME Sysadmins
GNOME Sysadmins
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Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-04-22 14:06 UTC by Olav Vitters
Modified: 2007-09-19 21:38 UTC
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Description Olav Vitters 2007-04-22 14:06:43 UTC 
You cannot create accounts with non-ASCII chars. However, you can create the account with the non-ASCII chars removed and then update the name.

I think this is because the gecos field can only contain ASCII chars. This field is not updated afterwards.

If I am right, the fix is either ensuring gecos is ASCII -- or allowing UTF8 in gecos.
Comment 1 Olav Vitters 2007-09-19 21:38:30 UTC 
gecos doesn't seem to be required..

tools that look at gecos (getent passwd $USER) seem to fall back on cn anyway.

removed the existing gecos fields in the database and changed mango not to add it anymore.

Note: lots of users didn't have gecos anyway.