diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm
index c0dfb4081..8b4559179 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm
@@ -1833,6 +1833,7 @@ sub updatenodesyncfiles
                 {
                     command => ["xdcp"],
                     node    => $syncfile_node{$synclist},
+                    username => $request->{username},
                     arg     => $args,
                     env     => $env
                 },
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xdsh.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xdsh.pm
index 2a2c98fd5..3378e512a 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xdsh.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xdsh.pm
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ sub process_servicenodes_xdcp
         $addreq->{'_xcatdest'} = $::mnname;
         $addreq->{node}        = \@sn;
         $addreq->{noderange}   = \@sn;
-        $addreq->{forceroot}->[0]   = 1;
 
         # check input request for --nodestatus
         my $args = $req->{arg};    # argument
@@ -1216,9 +1215,6 @@ sub process_request
             $ENV{DSH_FROM_USERID} = $request->{username}->[0];
         }
     }
-    if ($request->{forceroot}) {
-        $ENV{DSH_FROM_USERID} = 'root';
-    }
     if ($command eq "xdsh")
     {
         xdsh($nodes, $args, $callback, $command, $request->{noderange}->[0]);