P4USER

Current Helix Server username.

Usage Notes

Used by Client?	Used by Server?	Command-Line Alternative	Can be set in P4CONFIG file?
Yes	No	p4 -u username command	Yes

Value if not Explicitly Set

Operating System	Value
Windows	The value of the USERNAME environment variable.
All Others	The value of the USER environment variable.

Examples

edk
lisag

Notes

By default, the Helix Server username is the same as the OS username.

If a particular Helix Server user does not have a password set, then any other Helix Server user can impersonate this user by using the -u option with their Helix Server commands. To prevent this, users should set their password with the p4 user or p4 passwd command.

If a user has set their Helix Server password, you can still run commands as that user (if you know the password) with p4 -u username -P passwordcommand.

Helix Server superusers can impersonate users without knowing their passwords. For more information, see Protections and passwords in the Helix Core Server Administrator Guide.