Whoami
Updated: January 21, 2005
Returns domain name, computer name, user name, group names,
logon identifier, and privileges for the user who is currently
logged on.
Syntax
whoami {/upn | /fqdn | /logonid}
whoami [{/user | /groups | /priv}] [/foFormat]
whoami/all [/foFormat]
Parameters
/upn
Displays the user name in user principal name (UPN)
format.
/fqdn
Displays the user name in fully qualified domain
name (FQDN) format.
/logonid
Displays logon ID.
/user
Displays the current user name.
/groups
Displays group names.
/priv
Displays privileges.
/foFormat
Specifies the output format. The following table
lists valid Format values.ValueDescriptiontableDisplays
output in a table. This is the default value.listDisplays
output in a list.csvDisplays output in
comma-delimited (.csv) format.
/all
Displays the active user name and groups, and the
security identifiers (SID) and privileges in the
current access token.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- Whoami displays the complete contents of the access token (for example, the current user's security context) in the command window. It displays the user name and security identifier (SID), the group names, types, attributes and their SIDs, the privileges and their status (for example, enabled or disabled), and the logon ID.
Examples
To learn the domain and user name of the person who is currently
logged on to this computer, type:
whoami
Whoami returns the domain of the user followed by the user name. Output similar to the following appears in the Command Prompt window:
DOMAIN1\administrator
To display all of the information in the current access token, type:
whoami /all
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |