LOGNAME(3X) (Specialized Libraries) LOGNAME(3X)
NAME
logname - return login name of user
SYNOPSIS
char *logname( )
DESCRIPTION
logname returns a pointer to the null-terminated login name;
it extracts the LOGNAME environment variable from the user's
environment.
This routine is kept in /lib/libPW.a.
FILES
/etc/profile
SEE ALSO
getenv(3C), profile(4), environ(5).
env(1), login(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
CAVEATS
The return values point to static data whose content is
overwritten by each call.
This method of determining a login name is subject to
forgery.
Page 1 May 1989