From: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 22:29:50 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: dot/shell-rc: Make sure that `$USER' is defined.
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dot/shell-rc: Make sure that `$USER' is defined.
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diff --git a/dot/shell-rc b/dot/shell-rc
index 3c168b0..9ba0341 100644
--- a/dot/shell-rc
+++ b/dot/shell-rc
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ __mdw_hqual=$__mdw_hqual${SCHROOT_CHROOT_NAME+/$SCHROOT_CHROOT_NAME}
 __mdw_hqual=$__mdw_hqual${CROSS_BUILDENV+/$CROSS_BUILDENV}
 __mdw_set_prompt_hacks () { host=$__mdw_host; dir=""; }
 
+: ${USER-${LOGNAME-$(id -un)}}
+
 __mdw_set_prompt_pieces () {
 
   ## Fancy highlighting in some terminals.