Hi Mauricio— Thanks for that valuable information! The procedure described in the referred answer is quite surgical in nature. Which means that it has a lot of potential pitfalls for novice users. I wonder if (1) other instructors have noted problem with spaces in user names in Windows, and (2) if there is a simpler mitigation plan for this issue.
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