Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/UserSaveAction.java
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diff -u -r570bcc3eaf789d638c08cb96e0fec3e4a9ba6167 -re83a44612dfe39205f10055446659772a98af095
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/UserSaveAction.java	(.../UserSaveAction.java)	(revision 570bcc3eaf789d638c08cb96e0fec3e4a9ba6167)
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/UserSaveAction.java	(.../UserSaveAction.java)	(revision e83a44612dfe39205f10055446659772a98af095)
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@
 		}
 
 		// (dyna)form validation
-		if ((userForm.get("login") == null) || (userForm.getString("login").trim().length() == 0)) {
+		userForm.set("login", userForm.getString("login").trim());
+		if ((userForm.get("login") == null) || (userForm.getString("login").length() == 0)) {
 			errors.add("login", new ActionMessage("error.login.required"));
 		}
 		if (service.getUserByLogin(userForm.getString("login")) != null) {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
 			} else {
 				errors.add("login", new ActionMessage("error.login.unique", "("+userForm.getString("login")+")"));
 			}
-		}
+		}		
 		if (!StringUtils.equals((String)userForm.get("password"),((String)userForm.get("password2")))) {
 			errors.add("password", new ActionMessage("error.newpassword.mismatch"));
 		}