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.TH CURLOPT_USERNAME 3 "19 Jun 2014" "libcurl 7.37.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"
.SH NAME
-CURLOPT_USERNAME \- user name to use in authentication
+CURLOPT_USERNAME \- username to authenticate with
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>
authentication. You should not use this option together with the (older)
\fICURLOPT_USERPWD(3)\fP option.
-When using Kerberos V5 authentication with a Windows based server, you should
-include the domain name in order for the server to successfully obtain a
-Kerberos Ticket. If you don't then the initial part of the authentication
-handshake may fail.
-
-When using NTLM, the user name can be specified simply as the user name
-without the domain name should the server be part of a single domain and
-forest.
-
-To include the domain name use either Down-Level Logon Name or UPN (User
-Principal Name) formats. For example, EXAMPLE\\user and user@example.com
-respectively.
-
-Some HTTP servers (on Windows) support inclusion of the domain for Basic
-authentication as well.
-
To specify the password and login options, along with the user name, use the
\fICURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)\fP and \fICURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS(3)\fP options.
.SH DEFAULT