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

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This bug was fixed in the package openssh - 1:6.2p1-2

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openssh (1:6.2p1-2) unstable; urgency=low


  * Fix build failure on Ubuntu:
    - Include openbsd-compat/sys-queue.h from consolekit.c.
    - Fix consolekit mismerges in monitor.c and monitor_wrap.c.

 -- Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org>  Thu, 09 May 2013 09:45:57 +0100

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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

Status in Portable OpenSSH:
  Fix Released
Status in “openssh” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “openssh” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

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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