{"id":4527,"date":"2023-02-10T13:41:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T08:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=4527"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T08:11:51","slug":"linux-unix-whoami-command-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/linux-unix-whoami-command-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux \/ Unix: whoami Command Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <code>whoami<\/code> command in Linux and Unix is used to display the name of the current user. Here are some common examples of how to use the <code>whoami<\/code> command:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Display the name of the current user:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">whoami<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will display the name of the current user.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here are some examples of using the <code>whoami<\/code> command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-shell\"><span class=\"hljs-meta prompt_\">$ <\/span><span class=\"bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">whoami<\/span><\/span><br \/>\njohn<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-meta prompt_\"><br \/>\n$ <\/span><span class=\"bash\">su<\/span><br \/>\nPassword:<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-meta prompt_\"># <\/span><span class=\"bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">whoami<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nroot<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the first example, the <code>whoami<\/code> command is run as the user <code>john<\/code>. 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