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Is there a code you can put that automatically inputs the username of the current user? for example something like $user would automatically indicate "administrator" if that was the name ...
  1. 08-03-2008 #1
    rick_ca
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    Is there a way to specify the current username in a script?

    Is there a code you can put that automatically inputs the username of the current user? for example something like $user would automatically indicate "administrator" if that was the name of the currently logged in user?
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  2. 08-03-2008 #2
    vsemaska
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    There are a couple of ways.

    Code:
    usr="$USER"
    or

    Code:
    usr="`whoami`"
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  3. 08-07-2008 #3
    robinsonvpanicker
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    can also use echo $LOGNAME
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