[LON-CAPA-admin] Issues with creating user "name at domain.de"

[Guy Albertelli II]

Hi Stefan,


> I tried to create a new user (author, internally authenticated) but
> there is no work possible for this user. After creating the new user
> "abc at fh-oow.de", the command shell shows the following messages:
> (I changed the real user into abc but it contains only alphabetic
> characters)

lchtmldir 1.19 should support creating @ style authors

> 
> ----------------
> Checking uid...
> Disable root: id = 500
> Checking parameters:
> Directory = /home/abc at fh-oow.de
> User      = abc at fh-oow.de
> Authmode  = internal:
> Username word match flag = 1
> Match value = abc at fh-oow.de
> Save username = abc at fh-oow.de
> Directory /home/abc at fh-oow.de is not a valid home for abc at fh-oow.de
> ----------------
> 
> I can confirm that there is no home directory for this user.
> I remember that it is allowed to have "@" within a username since some
> LON-CAPA versions now. It's the first time I tried this.
> 
> 
> Login with this user is possible, but the screen shows:
> 
> ----------------
> You are already logged in
> Please either continue the current session or logout
> ----------------
> 
> A Click on both links, "continue the current session" and "logout"
> doesn't help.
> 
> To become future compatible (keyword "shibboleth") we would like to
> create users with account names like "name at domain.de". And those users
> should also be allowed to be authors, of course.
> 
> What's wrong or missing?
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefan Bisitz
> 
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