[Pkg-shadow-devel] [pkg-shadow-Bugs][311367] useradd not accepting multibyte UTF8 string (unable to create username in local language/script )

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Bugs item #311367, was opened at 2009-01-23 09:11
Status: Open
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Pravin Satpute (pravins-guest)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary:  useradd not accepting multibyte UTF8 string (unable to create username in local language/script ) 
Category: None
Group: None
Resolution: None


Initial Comment:
Description of problem:
useradd giving error while inputting name in local language Devanagari


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
shadow-4.1.2

How reproducible:
everytime

Steps to Reproduce:
1.become root
2.try to add user using useradd command
3.input any user name in UTF 8 string, says प्रविण
4.it is giving error invalid username

Actual results:
we cant create user in our own script/language

Expected results:
it should be get accepted, person should able to create username in his own
script/language other than Latin, 


Additional info:

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