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normal for UNIX
Authored by: wngdn on Sep 15, '02 03:55:32PM

This shows MacOS X's UNIX heritage. Normally your full name (aka "Long Username") is stored in the fifth field of /etc/passwd (NeXTstep and now MacOS X moved most of these entries into the Netinfo database, just as Sun moved them into NIS). This field is generally assumed to be comma-delimited into Full name, Location, Office phone, and Home phone. Historically the "finger" command would split these out into a nice format.

So, MacOS X is making that assumption. I agree - they should disallow commas when you input your full name.

Cheers,

Wangden



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