activation error - login name has space

error 2115: login names must not have spaces.

when I try to change it, a warning message states only to change the name if the software will be run under a different login name. However, my computer login name does have a space. How do i get aroud this?

[Walter Roberson]

You cannot get around this. It is a MATLAB limitation, that the login name must not have a space.

Note that the login name in question is the internal Windows login name:

To get your Windows username:

For MS Windows, you can create a windows shell (Windows -> R) and give the command whoami or you can open TaskManager and go to the Users panel to display your username.

Answer 1

[Swaraj]

Hi Lauren,

The error suggests that your Internal Windows login name contains a space. Please find the below steps to check your username:

Windows

• The fastest way to get your User Name is from a Windows Command Prompt:
• Locate the search field. On Windows 7 this is in the Start Menu, on Windows 8/8.1 this is on the Start Screen, and on Windows 10 this is in the Taskbar
• Enter "cmd" into the search field and type enter

In the Command Prompt, enter the following command:

set username 

MacOS

To obtain your User Name, open a Terminal window:

• Open Finder
• Open the "Applications" folder
• Open the "Utilities" folder
• Start the "Terminal" application

In the Terminal window, enter the following command:

whoami 

Linux

To obtain your User Name, open Terminal and run the following command:

whoami

The User Name will be displayed as "USER=<your_login_name>"

For more details, please follow the below MATLAB Answer.

https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/445335-computer-login-name-for-license-center