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RE: Windows Username Case - No Server

From: David Balažic <david.balazic_at_hermes-softlab.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:58:03 +0100

Yes, wrong assumptions are bugs.
Same as if some code would assume PI was 3,88.
The bug would be in the said code, not for example in reality
or anywhere else. ;-)

Regards,
David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Levy [mailto:andy.levy_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:48 PM
> To: users_at_tortoisesvn.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: Windows Username Case - No Server
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 12:38, David Balažic
> <david.balazic_at_hermes-softlab.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Kevin Grover [mailto:kevin_at_kevingrover.net]
> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:17 PM
> > To: users_at_tortoisesvn.tigris.org
> > Subject: Re: Windows Username Case - No Server
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Michael
> <mchlwvr614_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have had a couple users report problems with their username case
> >> when accessing a local repository via the file:///. They
> will get a
> >> lock on a file and then the next day when trying to commit
> they will
> >> get a message stating the user JDoe has the file locked
> when tortoise
> >> currently thinks the username is jdoe. I am wondering
> what conditions
> >> windows reports the username as JDoe vs. jdoe? We do have a server
> >> setup with apache where we have remedied this using the correct
> >> properties. I am specifically looking for answers using
> local, file
> >> access.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Mike
> >>
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> >
> > I've noticed, that on Windows (at least XP) systems in
> which you type a
> > username at login, Windows KEEPS whatever case you type in at login.
> >
> > So, if you're user name is "myuser" and you type "MyUsEr",
> it's legal and
> > that's the way it's reported for that session.
> >
> > I think this is a bug in Windows.
> >
> > I first noticed this when I accidentally capitalized a
> letter after and _
> > (which needs the shift key), and my authentications failed.
> >
> > This affects all Subversion clients (not just TSVN)
> >
> > - Kevin
> >
> >
> > It is a bug in the code that assumes usernames on Windows are case
> > sensitive, when in fact they are not.
>
> Are you certain that it's a bug? SVN is case-sensitive in a *lot* of
> areas, by design.
>
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