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Marking this as Low priority in Ubuntu since spaces in Unix usernames are so incredibly rare that I assume that this bug only affects a tiny proportion of Ubuntu users. It looks like there is some quoting missing from the ssh-copy-id script, and that bug comes all the way from upstream via Debian. The best place to fix this bug would be in the upstream project at http://www.openssh.com - then Debian and Ubuntu as well as non-Linux ports would all be fixed in one go. Do you think you could follow this up with upstream directly, please? ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Importance: Critical => Low ** Tags added: needs-upstream-report -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1074798 Title: ssh-copy-id cannot handle spaces in usernames To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1074798/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs