How to get the current username in Windows Powershell?
+5
A:
Found it:
[Environment]::UserName
There is also:
[Environment]::UserDomainName
[Environment]::MachineName
Thomas Bratt
2010-01-18 11:52:52
A quick and dirty alternative would be `$env:username` to retrieve the user name from the corresponding environment variable.
guillermooo
2010-01-21 00:25:42
I think $env:username and [Environment]::UserName are both pointing to the same thing.
Cephas
2010-01-21 22:39:15
A:
When you use the Get-Credential cmdlet, you get a GUI dialog box to enter the credentials. This is the "Common Criteria Certified" way of handling credentials. It is also a pain in the butt at times. If you are an admin, you can alter this and request credentials via the command line as follows:
PS> $key = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds"
PS> Set-ItemProperty $key ConsolePrompting True
PS> Get-Credential
cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Credential
User: ntdev\jsnover
Password for user ntdev\jsnover: ******
UserName Password -------- -------- ntdev\jsnover System.Security.SecureString
Enjoy!
ratty
2010-01-18 11:54:11
+3
A:
[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name
Mark Seemann
2010-01-18 11:54:21