[b]This example retrieves the login name of the user that is running the application. [/b]
[b]The example requires a login configuration file that specifies the login modules to execute when using a particular login-app name. This configuration file specifies two login-app names: [/b]
[b]The login configuration file is specified at the command line: [/b]
try {
String loginAppName = "GetLoginNameUnix";
// If the application is run on NT rather than Unix, use this name
loginAppName = "GetLoginNameNT";
// Create login context
LoginContext lc = new LoginContext(loginAppName,
new com.sun.security.auth.callback.TextCallbackHandler());
// Retrieve the information on the logged-in user
lc.login();
// Get the authenticated subject
Subject subject = lc.getSubject();
// Get the subject principals
Principal principals[] = (Principal[])subject.getPrincipals().toArray(new Principal[0]);
for (int i=0; i<principals.length; i++) {
if (principals[i] instanceof com.sun.security.auth.NTUserPrincipal
|| principals[i] instanceof com.sun.security.auth.UnixPrincipal) {
String loggedInUserName = principals[i].getName();
}
}
} catch (LoginException e) {
// Login failed
}
[b]The example requires a login configuration file that specifies the login modules to execute when using a particular login-app name. This configuration file specifies two login-app names: [/b]
GetLoginNameNT {
com.sun.security.auth.module.NTLoginModule required;
};
GetLoginNameUnix {
com.sun.security.auth.module.UnixLoginModule required;
};
[b]The login configuration file is specified at the command line: [/b]
> java -Djava.security.auth.login.config=myconfig.config MyApp