X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: "Aaron Gray" To: References: <342B963A1B6B4EF6954924DDFB84D0FD@HPLAPTOP> <20090420152008.GA8722@calimero.vinschen.de> Subject: Re: User account problem Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:29:05 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com > On Apr 20 15:32, Aaron Gray wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I need to use a different named user account on Cygwin, ie one without a >> space. >> >> I am using Vista and Cygwin. >> >> I have an account created by default called 'Aaron Gray', what I need is >> an account called 'ang'. >> >> How can I go about changing my default account to be 'ang', if this is >> possible at all ? > > Just change your user name in /etc/passwd to "ang"(*). Many thanks Corinna, Aaron > > (*) http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-files > > -- > Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to > Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com > Red Hat > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/