How do I add a long Samba username? (18 characters)

[Forza]

Hi,

I need to add a samba username which is 18 characters. This is because I want to replace a Ubuntu Samba server with TrueNAS. We're not using AD domains on this machine. I'm a little surprised at the 16 character limit!

How can I achieve this? The TrueNAS GUI is blocking me from adding the user.

 

[Basil Hendroff]

The documentation is very clear about this. There's no point beating the bushes in the hope you'll get a different answer. Shorten the username.

 

[Forza]

Thanks. Unfortunate limitation in my case. At least I know for sure.