[SOLVED] User mod: invalid field

ms3000 · 07-09-2017, 11:51 AM

Hello,

I added new user:

Code:

adduser newusername

I Set password:

Code:

passwd newusername

When i want to modify user home directory from default to a new folder:

Code:

usermod -d /var/www/html/games/_SERVERS/accounts/user/xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777 username

Im getting: usermod: invalid field '/var/www/html/games/_SERVERS/accounts/user/xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777'
How can i make access for user to that directory?
I think that problem is with ":" when i change it like in xxx.xx.xx.xx7777 with out ":" it working but i need folder to be in this format: xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777

Im new in CentOS and i cant find answer,
Thank you

scasey · 07-09-2017, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ms3000

Im getting: usermod: invalid field '/var/www/html/games/_SERVERS/accounts/user/xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777'
How can i make access for user to that directory?
I think that problem is with ":" when i change it like in xxx.xx.xx.xx7777 with out ":" it working but i need folder to be in this format: xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777

Im new in CentOS and i cant find answer,
Thank you

Welcome to LQ!

The colon is the delimiter in /etc/passwd, so it makes sense that usermod would choke on having it in the directory name.

I've tried quoting, escaping (\: ) and doing both without success.
I think you're out of luck.

Generally speaking, special characters in directory or file names is not usually a good idea. Please discuss why you "need" a colon in the directory name. Maybe we can help find another solution.

business_kid · 07-09-2017, 02:00 PM

I suggest you read some man pages. These programs for starters
usermod
mv
chmod
chown
ln

You can make ''/var/www/html/games/_SERVERS/accounts/user/xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777' a symlink using ln -s and that's as good as making it a directory. The xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777 bit looks awfully like an IPV4 network address with a port number and that not a directory you should be making imho. Find another way of doing it.

ms3000 · 07-10-2017, 07:32 AM

Yes,
Solution of the problem is:

Quote:

ln -s xxx.xx.xx.xx:7777 /var/www/html/user/xxx.xx.xx.xx
usermod -d /var/www/html/user/xxx.xx.xx.xx username

Thank you