[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #124758] Bogus error message from os.getlogin()

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Bug #124758, was updated on 2000-Dec-06 12:39
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Modules
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: Platform-specific
Priority: 5
Submitted by: Nobody
Assigned to : Nobody
Summary: Bogus error message from os.getlogin()

Details: This is happening under Mandrake 7.2, although judging from the Python source, it would happen under any flavor of Unix.

When the real getlogin() returns NULL, posix_error() is called with some old value in errno. This causes os.getlogin() to raise OSError with a 
bogus error message. A bit confusing  to see "OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory" when attempting os.getlogin()  :-)

Bob Alexander
bobalex@adc.rsv.ricoh.com

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