# Server UI user (server-control-username) hardcoded to "kopia"?

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/server-ui-user-server-control-username-hardcoded-to-kopia/3290>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 23, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/server-ui-user-server-control-username-hardcoded-to-kopia/3290 "2024-09-23T13:08:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![elronzo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/elronzo/32/1225_2.png) [@elronzo](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/elronzo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/server-ui-user-server-control-username-hardcoded-to-kopia/3290/1 "2024-09-23T13:08:59Z")

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I am starting kopia server via systemd with the following ExecStart-Line:

```auto
/usr/bin/kopia server start --address 0.0.0.0:5000 --tls-cert-file /etc/kopia/kopia.cert --tls-key-file /etc/kopia/kopia.key --config-file /etc/kopia/repository.config --server-control-username kopia --server-control-password somepassword

```

Specifiying any other user than “kopia” does not work. Why?