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Date:	Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:40:25 -0400
To:	Erik Weibust <eweibust AT yahoo DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From:	Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: question about $USER and installs
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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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