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Re: question about $USER and installs
* Erik Weibust (2004-04-13 03:41 +0100)
> 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.
Change his user name so it has no spaces. The space will make problems
anyway.
> Do I need to add a new windows user or is there a way
> I can change my user name in /etc/passwd?
edit the file
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