+17Hi folks, with Python deprecated and throwing scary warnings to users when it's invoked by Jamf, we're looking to replace our trusty logged-in-user detection command that we use in scripts. Self Service scripts work reliably with $3, but what method are you all using to detect the logged-in user for other scripts? What works reliably every time, and doesn't pick up _mbsetupuser or similar accounts?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Best answer by sdagley
@alexjdale Here's @arminBriegel 's pretty much definitive discussion on best practice for determining the logged in user: https://scriptingosx.com/2020/02/getting-the-current-user-in-macos-update/
+17I've been using this without issue:
loggedInUser=$( echo "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | scutil | awk '/Name 😕😕 && ! /loginwindow/ { print $3 }' )
+17I've been using this without issue:
loggedInUser=$( echo "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | scutil | awk '/Name 😕😕 && ! /loginwindow/ { print $3 }' )
That's not supposed to be an Emoji...adding screenshot
 
+11That's not supposed to be an Emoji...adding screenshot
 
Commands via Emojis would be "fun"!
+25@alexjdale Here's @arminBriegel 's pretty much definitive discussion on best practice for determining the logged in user: https://scriptingosx.com/2020/02/getting-the-current-user-in-macos-update/
+15Commands via Emojis would be "fun"!
I'm here for it. But I've started to dig into this and will hopefully get this resolved for you all shortly.
+17@alexjdale Here's @arminBriegel 's pretty much definitive discussion on best practice for determining the logged in user: https://scriptingosx.com/2020/02/getting-the-current-user-in-macos-update/
Thanks, this was just what I was looking for!
+16I'm here for it. But I've started to dig into this and will hopefully get this resolved for you all shortly.
That would be great to get this fixed @CalleyO The forum converting text to emojis really shouldn't happen inside a code block, for obvious reasons.
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