[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #185: Cannot sync when usernames on source and destination machines are different

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#185: Cannot sync when usernames on source and destination machines are different
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 Reporter:  hinder      |       Owner:  mthomas
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  major       |   Milestone:         
Component:  SimFactory  |     Version:         
 Keywords:              |  
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 I have just tried to use simfactory 2 again, but I am falling at the first
 hurdle.  It seems that syncing has been broken:

 >>>
 macbook:llama ian$ sim2 sync damiana
 self.LocalMachine=macbook
 DEBUG: Simfactory command: simfactory2/bin/../lib/sim.py "sync" "damiana"
 DEBUG: Version 1096M
 The Simulation Factory: Manage Cactus simulations

 defs: /Users/ian/Cactus/llama/simfactory2/etc/defs.ini
 defs.local: /Users/ian/Cactus/llama/simfactory2/etc/defs.local.ini
 using machines: ['damiana']

 current working directory: /Users/ian/Cactus/llama

 Cactus Directory: /Users/ian/Cactus/llama
 Enabled Options:
 sync-parfiles: True
 sync-sourcetree: True

 local_sourcebasedir: /Users/ian/Cactus
 path: llama
 Configured sourcebasedir "/Users/ianhin/Cactus" does not exist or is not
 readable

 <<<

 My username on Macbook is "ian" and on Damiana it is "ianhin".

 I looked in the source code, and there is a comment on line 104 of sim-
 sync.py:

         # There need to be two define databases, one for the local and
         # another for the remote system. Currently, USER is for the
         # remote and SOURCEDIR is for the local system -- this is
         # inconsistent.

 So when it expands the sourcebasedir for the local machine, it uses the
 USER variable for the remote one.  I thought that this worked before.  A
 workaround is to not use the USER variable when setting sourcebasedir in
 your local.defs.ini:

 [macbook]
 user = ian
 < sourcebasedir   = /Users/@USER@/Cactus
 > sourcebasedir   = /Users/ian/Cactus

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.einsteintoolkit.org/ticket/185>
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