/* * myname.c - determine the current username and get the passwd entry * * Copyright (C) 1996 Marek Michalkiewicz * * This code may be freely used, modified and distributed for any purpose. * There is no warranty, if it breaks you have to keep both pieces, etc. * If you improve it, please send me your changes. Thanks! */ #include #ident "$Id$" #include "defines.h" #include #include "prototypes.h" struct passwd *get_my_pwent (void) { struct passwd *pw; const char *cp = getlogin (); uid_t ruid = getuid (); /* * Try getlogin() first - if it fails or returns a non-existent * username, or a username which doesn't match the real UID, fall * back to getpwuid(getuid()). This should work reasonably with * usernames longer than the utmp limit (8 characters), as well as * shared UIDs - but not both at the same time... * * XXX - when running from su, will return the current user (not * the original user, like getlogin() does). Does this matter? */ if (cp && *cp && (pw = xgetpwnam (cp)) && pw->pw_uid == ruid) return pw; return xgetpwuid (ruid); }