getlogin - return who logged in at this tty |
getlogin - return who logged in at this tty
getlogin
This implements the C library function of the same name, which on most
systems returns the current login from /etc/utmp, if any. If null,
use getpwuid
.
$login = getlogin || getpwuid($<) || "Kilroy";
Do not consider getlogin
for authentication: it is not as
secure as getpwuid
.
getlogin - return who logged in at this tty |