From 887a8fa341d9b24a7c9cd3f1fce328f8e43a1b4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lennart Poettering Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:04:59 +0200 Subject: docs: hook up the new USER_NAMES document everywhere (Also correct the set of names we accept in User=, which was forgotten to be updated in ae480f0b09aec815b64579bb1828ea935d8ee236. --- docs/USER_RECORD.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs/USER_RECORD.md') diff --git a/docs/USER_RECORD.md b/docs/USER_RECORD.md index 3bc0879a48..b9c21a1fea 100644 --- a/docs/USER_RECORD.md +++ b/docs/USER_RECORD.md @@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ object. The following fields are currently defined: UNIX user name. This field is the only mandatory field, all others are optional. Corresponds with the `pw_name` field of of `struct passwd` and the `sp_namp` field of `struct spwd` (i.e. the shadow user record stored in -`/etc/shadow`). +`/etc/shadow`). See [User/Group Name Syntax](https://systemd.io/USER_NAMES) for +the (relaxed) rules the various systemd components enforce on user/group names. `realm` → The "realm" a user is defined in. This concept allows distinguishing users with the same name that originate in different organizations or -- cgit v1.2.1