Variable: user-login-name

user-login-name is a variable defined in editfns.c.

Value

"root"

Documentation

The user's name, taken from environment variables if possible.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 14.

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/editfns.c
  DEFVAR_LISP ("user-login-name", Vuser_login_name,
	       doc: /* The user's name, taken from environment variables if possible.  */);