How to read a user environment variable in C#?

Question

How can I read a user specific environment variable? I know how to get a system wide one, like

Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOMETHING");

Thanks in advance!

score 38 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 04 '10 at 08:45

Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(variable, target);

target can be:
EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process,
EnvironmentVariableTarget.User,
EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine.

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 04 '10 at 08:45

6

It's the same method, just set the second parameter to be User as:

System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("varName", EnvironmentVariableTarget.User);

answered Aug 04 '10 at 08:45

Hans Olsson

I am trying to get username but GetEnvironmentVariable returns null: System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("username", EnvironmentVariableTarget.User); – James Nov 07 '16 at 13:43
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@James I think you're looking for `System.Environment.UserName`. – Hans Olsson Nov 07 '16 at 14:10

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 04 '10 at 08:44

0

Use second overload of GetEnvironmentVariable which let's you specify EnvironmentVariableTarget.

answered Aug 04 '10 at 08:44

Giorgi

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 01 '19 at 16:06

-1

var UserName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("username");

answered Oct 01 '19 at 16:06

bin4rym4ge

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