Gets the name of an authenticated user.

Security Functions

cflogin cfloginuser cflogout getUserRoles isUserInAnyRole isUserInRole isUserLoggedIn

ColdFusion MX: Added this function.

GetAuthUser()

The name of an authenticated user.

This function works with cflogin authentication or web server authentication. It checks for a logged-in user as follows:
It checks for a login made with cfloginuser.
If no user was logged in with cfloginuser, it checks for a web server login (cgi.remote_user).

<H3>GetAuthUser Example</H3> 
 
Authenticated User: <cfoutput>#GetAuthUser()#</cfoutput>