logname(1)

NAME

     logname - return user's login name

SYNOPSIS

     logname

DESCRIPTION

     The logname utility will write  the  user's  login  name  to
     standard  output. The login name is the string that would be
     returned by the getlogin(3C) function. Under the  conditions
     where getlogin() would fail, logname will write a diagnostic
     message to standard error and  exit  with  a  non-zero  exit
     status.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

     See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
     variables  that  affect  the  execution  of  logname:  LANG,
     LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS

     The following error values are returned:

     0     Successful completion.

     >0    An error occurred.

FILES

     /etc/profile
           environment for user at login time

     /var/adm/utmpx
           user and accounting information

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWesu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Standard                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     env(1),  login(1),  getlogin(3C),  utmpx(4),  attributes(5),
     environ(5), standards(5)