LOGNAME(3X)                          SysV                          LOGNAME(3X)



NAME
     logname - return login name of user

SYNOPSIS
     char *logname( )

DESCRIPTION
     logname returns a pointer to the null terminated login name; it extracts
     the LOGNAME environment variable from the user's environment.

     This routine is kept in /lib/libPW.a.

FILES
     /etc/profile

SEE ALSO
     getenv(3C), profile(4), environ(5).
     env(1), login(1) in the SysV Command Reference.

CAVEATS
     The return values point to static data whose content is overwritten by
     each call.

     This method of determining a login name is subject to forgery.