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diff --git a/doc/forum/git-annex__58___getUserEntryForID__58___does_not_exist___40__no_such_user__41___.mdwn b/doc/forum/git-annex__58___getUserEntryForID__58___does_not_exist___40__no_such_user__41___.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..247407dfe --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/git-annex__58___getUserEntryForID__58___does_not_exist___40__no_such_user__41___.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Hi, + +I ran into this problem: +$ git annex mirror --from origin +git-annex: getUserEntryForID: does not exist (no such user) + +I found in the forum that, if the the machine uses LDAP etc. I should be able to use the HOME and USER environment variables. + +I'm not quite sure what the user authentication management on the machine I'm on is and I'd rather not deal with the sysadmins. +But I know that the /etc/passwd file does not have my user listed. +I do have the the HOME and USER variables properly set and exported. + +$ echo $HOME $USER +/nethome/iiossifov iiossifov + +In the git-annex source code I found that the error occurs in Utility/UserInfo.hs. +I can't read Haskell but my guess is that the problem is with the myUserGecos for which there is no environment variable fall back. + +I'm using the pre-build git-annex version: 6.20160527-gb7d4774 + +Would you be able to advice me how to deal with the problem? + +Thank you, +Ivan |