KB Article #178428

The kpsadmin and managedomain utilities do not permit spaces in the username

Problem

Neither the kpsadmin nor the managedomain utility allows spaces to be entered in the username, so an account with a name like "Test User" would not work. You will be unable to type a space when you try to enter the username.

Resolution

If you specify only the username on the command line (and not the password), both utilities will then prompt you for a password and work correctly. You can log in if you invoke the commands as:


kpsadmin -u "Test User"
managedomain --menu --username="Test User"