Changing unix username

[petermachell]

I am comparing ISPConfig with my existing Syscp setup.

If I am to transition, to make the change transparent I need to make the unix usernames user@domain

I've worked out how to do this manually in the database, in /etc/passwd and shadow and the postfix virtusertable

Is there an easier way to do this?

thanks,
Peter.

[falko]

Linux does not allow the '@' sign in system usernames.
If other control panels use it, it means that they're using virtual users, not system users.

[petermachell]

Thanks for that, of course you are right Falko. Looks like I'll leave the syscp server as it is and use ispconfig for new customers.

cheers,
Peter.

[Rustin]

Hey Falko,
I'm running debian 3.1 sarge and am able to do a useradd with an @ in the username.
I was also able to ssh into the account with the -l option (as user@domain@site.com wont work):
ssh -l test@test.com hostingsite.com
My /etc/passwd looks as follows:
test@test.com:x:10004:100::/home/test@test.com:

Would it be difficult to change the user format to _____@[DOMAIN]? Is there something else I might be breaking?

thanks in advance,
rustin

[till]

Would it be difficult to change the user format to _____@[DOMAIN]? Is there something else I might be breaking?

You can try that, but you most likely will break FTP and email functions on your server.