SUGGEST: os.getuser()

[Justin Sheehy]

Gerrit Holl <gerrit.holl at pobox.com> writes:

> a-sysop-letting-multiple-identical-uids-be-in-/etc/passwd-
>     -is-very-paranoid-anyway-ly yours,

On many systems, especially ones with a BSD heritage, this sort of
things is quite common:

root:*:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/sh
toor:*:0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root:

If you are careful with how you use and allocate them, multiple
accounts with the same UID can make sense and work just fine.

a-sysadmin-that-isn't-very-paranoid-probably-isn't-a-very-good-one-anyway'ly,

-Justin