From: gwtmp01@...
Date: 2007-01-31T01:04:18+09:00
Subject: Re: How to get the unix login name of the calling user?


On Jan 30, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Ken Bloom wrote:
> Thus, trying to access /home/#{username}/.my_config_file is  
> precisely the
> wrong thing to do. Instead, use File.expand_path 
> ('~/.my_config_file') or
> #{ENV['HOME']}/.my_config_file

These methods all depend on environment variables.  If you need/want to
find this information based on the actual userid and home directory
information maintained by the OS:

require 'etc'

homedir = Etc.getpwuid(Process.uid).dir

Gary Wright