How can use '@' in ubuntu username?

Question

can anybody tell me how to create a ubuntu user with having '@'. With help of bellow link I found how to add period in username but haven't found any clue for '@' yet.

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Do the same thing it says, but use @ instead of \. in the regex. — muru, Mar 20 '17 at 12:00

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 12:33

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not sure why you would want to use such character in the user name, but here is one way (for username foo@t):

# useradd -m foo@t
# /bin/su - foo@t
$ id
uid=22284(foo@t) gid=22284(foo@t) groups=22284(foo@t)

then to set a password

# passwd foo@t

to delete such user (and all her/his files):

# userdel -r foo@t

edited Mar 20 '17 at 12:33

muru

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answered Mar 20 '17 at 12:29

Ante Gabrielssen

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That backslash is unnecessary - the shell will just translate that to @. Try echo @ \@ – muru Mar 20 '17 at 12:31
yes, you are indeed correct, not sure whether it's best to edit original answer or leave it to these comments ... – Ante Gabrielssen Mar 20 '17 at 12:33

How can use '@' in ubuntu username?

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