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Old 01-01-2011, 03:43 AM   #1
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Strange 'logname' Output

Although I login as a particular user, my 'logname' output is 'root' on some boxes. Why?
 
Old 01-01-2011, 04:18 AM   #2
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Because the userid is 0? If $USER is correctly set, grep "^$USER:" /etc/passwd should show.
 
Old 01-01-2011, 04:23 AM   #3
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You are right. How could that have happened? And is it advisable to modify that value in /etc/passwd?
 
  


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