Try to read the config parameter user.name from $NAME before taking the user name from /etc/passwd. --- notmuch-config.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/notmuch-config.c b/notmuch-config.c index 4886d36..8f1f48d 100644 --- a/notmuch-config.c +++ b/notmuch-config.c @@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ get_username_from_passwd_file (void *ctx) * * database_path: $HOME/mail * - * user_name: From /etc/passwd + * user_name: $NAME variable if set, otherwise + * read from /etc/passwd * * user_primary_mail: $EMAIL variable if set, otherwise * constructed from the username and @@ -329,7 +330,9 @@ notmuch_config_open (void *ctx, } if (notmuch_config_get_user_name (config) == NULL) { - char *name = get_name_from_passwd_file (config); + char *name = getenv ("NAME"); + if (! name) + name = get_name_from_passwd_file (config); notmuch_config_set_user_name (config, name); talloc_free (name); } -- 2.0.2