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Re: question about $USER and installs
- From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh at cygwin dot com>
- To: Erik Weibust <eweibust at yahoo dot com>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:40:25 -0400
- Subject: Re: question about $USER and installs
- References: <20040413014137.31865.qmail@web11701.mail.yahoo.com>
- Reply-to: Cygwin List <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
At 09:41 PM 4/12/2004, you wrote:
>I am installing cygwin on a friends computer and his
>windows username has a space in it. I know this is a
>problem. What do you reccomend that I do.
>
>Do I need to add a new windows user or is there a way
>I can change my user name in /etc/passwd?
Sure. Edit /etc/passwd.
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