R.utils (version 1.7.3)

getUsername.System: Retrieves the name of the user running R

Description

Retrieves the name of the user running R.

Usage

System$getUsername(...)

Value

• Returns a character string.

synopsis

getUsername.System(static, ...)

Details

First, this function checks the system environment variables USER, and USERNAME. Second, it checks Sys.info()["user"] for user name details. Finally, it tries to query the system command whoami.

See Also

*getHostname().