Thanks for the tip David! For those who are uding jsf then it's done like this: FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getRemoteUser();
Next question is:- does anyone know how to expire the authenticated session - used for logout. Thanks, Vackar Vackar wrote: > > Apologies for re-posts, I edited the original message a couple of times > because I can't type... Sorry:-(( > > David Smith-2 wrote: >> >> 1. Reposts are annoying and I saw this post *3* times. Please wait for >> answers. >> >> 2. Assuming you are trying to do this in a jsp, have your considered >> ${pageContext.request.remoteUser} ? >> >> --David >> >> Vackar wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Does anyone know how to get the username of the person who is currently >>> logged in. >>> I'm running tomcat 6 and authentication is done using LDAP. >>> Something line <nameOfTagLib: nameofMethodToGetUsername> woulf be nice >>> :-D >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Vackar >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-get-the-authenticated-user-tp14877650p14878654.html Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]