## Static method (use this):
## System$getHostname(...)## Don't use the below:
## S3 method for class 'System':
getHostname(static, ...)
character
string.HOST
,
HOSTNAME
, and COMPUTERNAME
.
Second, it checks Sys.info()["nodename"]
for host name details.
Finally, it tries to query the system command uname -n
.*getUsername()
.