Index: node_resource.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/services/services/node_service/Attic/node_resource.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.1.2.5
diff -u -r1.1.2.5 node_resource.inc
--- node_resource.inc	26 Jan 2010 13:59:48 -0000	1.1.2.5
+++ node_resource.inc	16 Mar 2010 18:48:03 -0000
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 function _node_resource_create($node) {
   $node = (object)$node;
 
+  if (!isset($node->name)) {
+    //assign username to the node from $user created at auth step.
+    global $user;
+    $node->name = $user->name;
+  }
+
   if (!isset($node->type)) {
     return services_error('Missing node type', 406);
   }