Thread: Get current logged on username - Microsoft Windows

Hi

I need to get the username of the current active logged on user.

I have tried

System.getProperty("user.name");

And that does work however this is where it becomes a little tricky.

The java app will run as a service using the NetworkService service account and when using the above code it returns 'NetworkService'.

What I want is to get the java code to return the current logged on user, not the user who is running the java app.

Is there a way of achieving this?

Originally Posted by mds1256

Hi

I need to get the username of the current active logged on user.

I have tried

System.getProperty("user.name");

And that does work however this is where it becomes a little tricky.

The java app will run as a service using the NetworkService service account and when using the above code it returns 'NetworkService'.

What I want is to get the java code to return the current logged on user, not the user who is running the java app.

Is there a way of achieving this?

What exactly do you need it for? Depending on what you're trying to do there may be other workarounds. For instance, %USERNAME% MIGHT work if you're trying to find a file. Otherwise there are other things we can try.

Thanks!

Hi

Thanks for the reply, basically it is an app for reporting user application usage, e.g. what apps they open and when.

Now when running this as a network service it just reports that the network service is the user and not the current logged on user.

Thanks