User Identification

[Laszlo Zsolt Nagy]

Bob Parnes wrote:

>I have a python program on a server of an all-linux network. It needs to 
>record the user name running it. Is there a way for the program to extract
>the name from the system without a separate log-in dialog?
>
>Bob Parnes
>
>  
>
What about:

import os
username = os.getlogin()

Please see other functions at:

http://docs.python.org/lib/os-procinfo.html

Best,

   Laci 2.0



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