[LDTP-Dev] [Bug 578609] New: ldtp.py and ldtplib/ldtplibutils.py should use LOGNAME instead of (or in addition to) USER

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Fri Apr 10 07:38:46 PDT 2009


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  LDTP | ldtp | Ver: unspecified
           Summary: ldtp.py and ldtplib/ldtplibutils.py should use LOGNAME
                    instead of (or in addition to) USER
           Product: LDTP
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: opensolaris
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: ldtp
        AssignedTo: ldtp-maint at gnome.bugs
        ReportedBy: william.walker at sun.com
         QAContact: ldtp-dev at lists.freedesktop.org
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


I might be wrong about this, but I believe the $LOGNAME environment variable
tends to be more guaranteed to be present than $USER.  As a result, on systems
where $USER is not present, LDTP can fail.


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