From: Alexey Verkhovsky Date: 2005-04-03T12:25:39+09:00 Subject: Re: how do I find the name of the current user? A quick and dirty solution that mostly works: ENV['LOGNAME'] (on Unix) or ENV['USERNAME'] (on Windows) -- Best regards, Alexey Verkhovsky Ruby Forum: http://ruby-forum.org (moderator) RForum: http://rforum.andreas-s.net (co-author) Instiki: http://instiki.org (maintainer)