Function users::get_effective_username

pub fn get_effective_username() -> Option<OsString>

Returns the username of the effective user running the process.

libc functions used

• geteuid
• getpwuid_r

Examples

use users::get_effective_username;

match get_effective_username() {
    Some(uname) => println!("Running as effective user with name {:?}", uname),
    None        => println!("The effective user does not exist!"),
}