# Getting the user's login name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-users-login-name/286599>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 17, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-users-login-name/286599 "2009-04-17T15:11:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alpha\_Remex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Alpha\_Remex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_Remex)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-users-login-name/286599/1 "2009-04-17T15:11:43Z")

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Question - I can’t seem to find this anywhere… is it possible to get the user’s login name with as3? I’m referring to the name they log into the OS with… this is possible in just about every other language…

Any ideas on how to do this?