> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Alberto Serrano de la Casa
> When I try the command : > > rsh <hostname> ls > > I get next error: > > RSH1001: The Local user name is undefined; it is not in the > registry and it is not defined as the NETUSER environment variable. > > However, If I execute > > rsh <hostname> -l <myusername> ls > > It works! > > I don't undesrtand at all , because the values of USER and > USERNAME values are the same as <myusername>. > > Any help, please? 1) This isn't a cygwin problem. 2) The error message makes it perfectly clear that RSH expects an environment variable called NETUSER, not USER or USERNAME. 3) It's still not a cygwin problem. 4) Although when you're using rsh the username on the remote system is usually the same as your local username, sometimes you'll want to act as a different user on the remote system. That's why rsh uses a different variable rather than USER or USERNAME. 5) It's still not a cygwin problem. 6) Did you read the man page for rsh "man rsh", the info page "info rsh", or the usage info "rsh --help" before you posted this? 7) It's still *soooooo* not a cygwin problem. The cygwin version of rsh doesn't even contain the text for that error message you just described. Are you using MKS or SFU rsh, perhaps? DaveK -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/