rsync and W2K user names

[Neil Lunn]

>
>Neil Lunn wrote:
>> 
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Bill Petheram [ mailto:bilpet@hplb.hpl.hp.com ]
>> >Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:17 PM
>> >To: cygwin@cygwin.com
>> >Subject: rsync and W2K user names
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I am trying to remotely access a unix box with rsh and 
>rsync from W2K.
>> 
>> So what does this have to do with the user name on Win2K? 
>It's the user name
>> on the unix box that you need. ie rsync user@host mycopy
>>
>
>Yeah! But the .rhosts file requires a username that cannot have a space
>in it.
>

HoHum! If you really must then butcher your user name in passwd.

--Neil




>
>> --Neil
>> 
>> >However I have a space in my W2K user name. How can I change my user
>> >name in cygwin to one without a space?
>> >
>> >W2K login are defined by our support group, so I cannot 
>really change
>> >this.
>> >
>> >thanks
>> >
>> >bill
>> >
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>
>cheers
>
>bill
>

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