P4USER
Description
Current Perforce username.
Usage Notes
| Used by Client? | Used by Server? | Command-Line Alternative | Can be set in P4CONFIG file? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes |
No |
p4 -u |
Yes |
Value if not Explicitly Set
| Operating System | Value |
|---|---|
|
Windows |
The value of the |
|
All Others |
The value of the |
Examples
edk
lisag
Notes
By default, the Perforce username is the same as the OS username.
If a particular Perforce user does not have a password set, then any
other Perforce user can impersonate this user by using the -u option
with their Perforce commands. To prevent this, users should set their
password with the p4 user or p4
passwd command.
If a user has set their Perforce password, you can still run commands as
that user (if you know the password) with p4 -u
username -P
password
command.
Perforce superusers can impersonate users without knowing their passwords. For more information, see the Helix Versioning Engine Administrator Guide: Fundamentals.