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pilot-install-user(1)             PILOT-LINK             pilot-install-user(1)


NAME

       pilot-install-user - Reads or sets a Palm User and UserID on a Palm
       Device.


SECTION

       pilot-link: Userland conduits


SYNOPSIS

        pilot-install-user [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-?|--help]
       [--usage] [-q|--quiet] [-u|--user  username] [-i|--id  userid]
       [-l|--list]


DESCRIPTION

        pilot-install-user allows the user to read or change the User and
       UserID information on the Palm handheld.


OPTIONS

   pilot-install-user options
                               -u,
                               --user username

       Set the username, use quotes for spaces in the username, as in "John Q.
       Public".

                               -i,
                               --id userid

       Set the 5-digit numeric UserID on the device (used for many Palm
       application registration methods).

                               -l, --list

       List the current username and ID (default)

   Conduit Options
                               -p, --port
                               <port>

       Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this
       is not specified, pilot-install-user will look for the  $PILOTPORT
       environment variable. If neither are found or supplied,
       pilot-install-user will print the usage information.

                               -q,
                               --quiet

       Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message

                               -v, --version

       Display version of pilot-install-user and exit without connecting.

   Help Options
                               -h, --help

       Display the help synopsis for pilot-install-user and exit without
       connecting.

                               --usage

       Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.


USAGE

       The program will connect to a target Palm handheld, and read or set the
       Palm UserName specified or display the Palm username and UserID if none
       is specified.


AUTHOR

        pilot-install-user was originally written by D. Jeff Dionne
       <jeff@RyeHam.ee.ryerson.ca>.

       This manual page was converted to XML by Neil Williams
       <linux@codehelp.co.uk>


REPORTING BUGS

       We have an online bug tracker. Using this is the only way to ensure
       that your bugs are recorded and that we can track them until they are
       resolved or closed. Reporting bugs via email, while easy, is not very
       useful in terms of accountability. Please point your browser to
       http://bugs.pilot-link.org: http://bugs.pilot-link.org and report your
       bugs and issues there.


COPYRIGHT

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
       Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
       option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
       51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.


SEE ALSO

        pilot-install-netsync (1), pilot-dlpsh (1), pilot-link(7).

0.12.5                      Copyright 1996-2007 FSF      pilot-install-user(1)

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