Top "Username" questions

A set of characters used to identify the account of a person to a system.

How can I get the current user's username in Bash?

I am writing a program in Bash that needs to get the user's username. I have heard of a thing …

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Is there a portable way to get the current username in Python?

Is there a portable way to get the current user's username in Python (i.e., one that works under both …

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In Subversion can I be a user other than my login name?

I'd like to know how to get Subversion to change the name that my changes appear under. I'm just starting …

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How to reset Django admin password?

I am using Django (version 1.3) and have forgotten both admin username and password. How to reset both? And is it …

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Change GitHub Account username

I want to change my account's user name on GitHub, but I can't find how to do it. Is this …

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Regex - Without Special Characters

I'm using regex to validate username ^[a-zA-Z]+\.[a-zA-Z]{4,10}^' Unfortunately it doesn't affect if the the value contains special characters …

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How to get the username in C/C++ in Linux?

How can I get the actual "username" without using the environment (getenv, ...) in a program?

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Get Windows username in a legacy (not WebExtensions) Firefox add-on

I am working a Firefox add-on (which is written in JavaScript) and need to determine the Windows user currently logged …

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In ansible, how do I get a variable with the name of the user running ansible?

I'm scripting a deployment process that takes the name of the user running the ansible script (e.g. tlau) and …

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Check SQL database if value exists and then return value if it does

I am pretty new to both php and SQL. I have a login page where I ask for the users …

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