Chris wrote:
> I have installed the alias .rpm but still can not create user
> names longer than 12 characters. Perhaps I am missing something
> somewhere?
As Gordon has explained, you should stick to usernames of 12 characters, but you can use email addresses of firstname.lastname@your.domain.
However, when you add the e-smith-fullname-alias RPM, the email aliases won't be automatically setup for any existing users, they will only be created for any new users that you create.
As a workaround for this, you should go into the Modify User option of the manager for each of your existing users, then hit the Modify button without changing any of the form values. This will create the alias file for that user.
Please note also that the e-smith-fullname-alias RPM needs a minor change to be fully compatible with e-smith 4.0. It currently has a bug - the fullname aliases are not removed if you delete a user. This shouldn't cause you any problems, but look out for an update which should be available this week some time.
Regards
Charlie