[1.7] Problem - user fstab when username contains a space

[1.7] Problem - user fstab when username contains a space

[Ken Brown]

I just installed cygwin 1.7 on a computer in which one of the usernames 
has a space in it.  The first time the user ran Cygwin.bat, she got an 
error message involving fstab.  (She doesn't remember the precise error 
message.)  I checked /etc/fstab.d and found that no fstab had been 
created for her.  I created it manually, and the next time she ran 
Cygwin.bat there was no error message.  I'm guessing that the space in 
her username was the problem.

Ken


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Re: [1.7] Problem - user fstab when username contains a space

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Dec 16 22:16, Ken Brown wrote:
> I just installed cygwin 1.7 on a computer in which one of the usernames has 
> a space in it.  The first time the user ran Cygwin.bat, she got an error 
> message involving fstab.  (She doesn't remember the precise error message.) 
>  I checked /etc/fstab.d and found that no fstab had been created for her.  
> I created it manually, and the next time she ran Cygwin.bat there was no 
> error message.  I'm guessing that the space in her username was the 
> problem.

The script creating the file doesn't quote the filename, so, yes, the
space is the problem.  I'll upload a new version of the script.


Thanks for the report,
Corinna

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