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AIX logname command

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by stevelil

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where does the AIX logname command get its info from?
I know it isn't the $LOGNAME env variable as I have changed the variable and the logname command still gives me it's original answer.

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by nico baggus

It uses the system service getlogin()
which looks up the the username who logged
in on the terminal first.

HIH,
Kind regards,
Nico Baggus

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