# How can I connect as a different user?

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**Category:** General Topics\
**Created:** [November 20, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-connect-as-a-different-user/2442 "2023-11-20T21:11:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![wayland](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/wayland/32/268_2.png) [@wayland](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/wayland)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-connect-as-a-different-user/2442/1 "2023-11-20T21:11:33Z")

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Hi

I need to connect to a repo as different user (USERB) than my current Windows login user (USERA). How do I do it

This is the command I use,

`kopia.exe repository connect filesystem --path REPO`

but I cant do maintanance

```auto
kopia.exe maintenance run --full

ERROR maintenance must be run by designated user: USERB@PC

```

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**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-connect-as-a-different-user/2442/2 "2023-11-21T08:06:27Z")

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> **[repository connect filesystem](https://kopia.io/docs/reference/command-line/common/repository-connect-filesystem/)**
>
> $ kopia repository connect filesystem \\ --path=... Connect to repository in a filesystem
> Flag Short Default Help --cache-directory Cache directory --\[no-\]check-for-updates true Periodically check for Kopia updates on GitHub...

`--override-hostname`  
`--override-username`

or temporarily change maintenance task ownership:

> **[Maintenance](https://kopia.io/docs/advanced/maintenance/#maintenance-task-ownership)**
>
> Fast and Secure Open-Source Backup Software for Windows, Mac, and Linux

```auto
$ kopia maintenance set --owner=another@somehost

```

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**Author:** ![wayland](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/wayland/32/268_2.png) [@wayland](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/wayland)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-connect-as-a-different-user/2442/3 "2023-11-23T06:52:23Z")

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Thanks, that was very helpful.

Do I have to close maintenance? I mean do I need to tell Kopia that the maintenance is done after it is done? Or is it automatic? I do not want my backups to be waiting until it is flagged off.

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**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-connect-as-a-different-user/2442/4 "2023-11-23T06:57:30Z")

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Nope. Backup tasks can even run during maintenance. Only maintenance itself can not be run simultaneously, hence this specific user locking.