[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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