Retrieve user Information

[Felipe Arcos Velez]

Hello, i am trying to retrieve the user login string in a JSR 168 Portlet running in Websphere Portal, i am trying with PortletRequest.getUserPrincipal and PortletRequest.getRemoteUser methods but both return null.

What is the way?

Thanks.

[Cameron Wallace McKenzie]

Are you trying to get the users name, or are you trying to get the entire string associated with the URL that was used to invoke the portal server? I'm a little unclear.

Also, is this a publicly accessible portlet, being tested on a public page, or does the environment require you to log on before testing.

Which version of WebSphere Portal?

Regards,

-Cameron

[Felipe Arcos Velez]

Hello Cameron, i am using ibm websphere portal 5, i just need the user name or user login, nothing else, the portlet is private so the user is authencated when he get there.

Thanks,

Felipe.

[Biju moozhikkara]

hai,
You can use portalContext.getCurrentUser().getDisplayName();
This worked fine in vignette based environment.Hope similier method is there for other env tooo
[ September 18, 2006: Message edited by: Biju muzhikara ]