JDK-8024357 : (props) user.name should be set from NSUserName() on Mac [macosx]
Type:Bug
Component:core-libs
Sub-Component:java.lang
Affected Version:7u4
Priority:P3
Status:Open
Resolution:Unresolved
OS:os_x
CPU:x86
Submitted:2013-09-05
Updated:2018-09-11
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In the description for JDK-7199674, it is mentioned that NSUserName() would be a better way for getting the current user name, versus the current use of getpwuid(). We should look into this.