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I'd use: 
s/(\s)\Q$user\E(\s)/${1}xxxx${2}/;

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Note that this does as you define it: only replace it when surrounded by whitespace. It will not replace the user name if the name starts or ends the line.
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Re^2: Regular Expression Help matching white space but not replacing it
by elanghe (Novice) on Aug 11, 2010 at 21:36 UTC
    Thank you JavaFan. I must say that's much simpler than what I had been trying.
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