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Re: no $USER when root

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier+lists/zsh/workers/news/@TEQUILA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU>
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Subject: Re: no $USER when root
Date: 21 Jun 1997 22:55:39 -0400
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Zoltan Hidvegi <hzoli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > Sorry is this is old news to you all, but I just realized that when I am  
> > logged in as root there is no $USER variable set.
> USER is not set by zsh, it should be set by login or su or xdm or whatever.

Also, IIRC, the official POSIX envvar for that is LOGNAME rather than USER.
Or am I blowing hot air ?


        Stefan

References:
- no $USER when root
  - From: Timothy J. Luoma
- Re: no $USER when root
  - From: Zoltan Hidvegi

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