1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib9/getuser-posix.c b/lib9/getuser-posix.c
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+++ b/lib9/getuser-posix.c
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+#include "lib9.h"
+#include <pwd.h>
+
+char*
+getuser(void)
+{
+	struct passwd *p;
+
+	static char *user = 0;
+
+	if (!user) {
+		p = getpwuid(getuid());
+		if (p && p->pw_name) {
+			user = malloc(strlen(p->pw_name)+1);
+			if (user)
+				strcpy(user, p->pw_name);
+		}
+	}
+	if(!user)
+		user = "unknown";
+	return user;
+}