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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"(*).


Corinna

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