[Bug 1074798] Re: ssh-copy-id cannot handle spaces in usernames

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On 2013-02-03T16:27:54+00:00 Ken Sharp wrote:

If a username has a space in it, ssh-copy-id cannot handle it, unless
it's in a non-obvious way. ssh itself has no problem with spaces.

$ ssh-copy-id "User name"@server
ssh: Could not resolve hostname User: Name or service not known
$ ssh-copy-id "User\ name"@server
ssh: Could not resolve hostname User\\: Name or service not known
$ ssh-copy-id User\ name at server
ssh: Could not resolve hostname User: Name or service not known

>From https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1074798/comments/2
"It looks like there is some quoting missing from the ssh-copy-id script"

Possibly related:
https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1164
https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1980

Apologies if this is logged against the incorrect component. ssh-copy-id
seems to call ssh-add but it's more than likely a problem with the
script rather than ssh-add.

Reply at:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1074798/comments/3


** Changed in: openssh
       Status: Unknown => Confirmed

** Changed in: openssh
   Importance: Unknown => Low

** Bug watch added: OpenSSH Portable Bugzilla #1164
   https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1164

** Bug watch added: OpenSSH Portable Bugzilla #1980
   https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1980

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Title:
  ssh-copy-id cannot handle spaces in usernames

Status in Portable OpenSSH:
  Confirmed
Status in “openssh” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “openssh” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  If a username has a space in it, ssh-copy-id cannot handle it, unless
  it's in a non-obvious way. ssh itself has no problem with spaces.

  $ ssh-copy-id "User name"@server
  ssh: Could not resolve hostname User: Name or service not known
  $ ssh-copy-id "User\ name"@server
  ssh: Could not resolve hostname User\\: Name or service not known
  $ ssh-copy-id User\ name at server
  ssh: Could not resolve hostname User: Name or service not known

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: openssh-client 1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov  4 02:34:02 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   ssh-askpass       N/A
   libpam-ssh        N/A
   keychain          N/A
   ssh-askpass-gnome 1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1
  SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_5.9p1 Debian-5ubuntu1, OpenSSL 1.0.1 14 Mar 2012
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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