How to identify session user of a notebook

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Hi,I am trying to identify what user name does a notebook takes when it is been executed by an individual and via data pipeline.&nbsp;I am executing following code in a notebook--getpass.getuser()&nbsp;The ouuput is -- trusted-service-user&nbsp;When this notebook is called in a data pipeline, the output is same.&nbsp;Please explain what is&nbsp;trusted-service-user and how to idenify execution user or session user of a notebook when triggered by an individual and when called in a pipeline.

spencer_sa · Accepted Answer

Hi&nbsp;PriyaJha&nbsp;&nbsp;getpass.getuser() is likely to return the internal user that the notebook is exeecuting as on the Spark node.If you want to get the name of the logged in user (as controlled by Entra ID / Fabric), then you should use the following function to return the user running the job.mssparkutils.env.getUserName()This returns the user who is executing the notebook.Be aware we have seen some unusual behaviour in the Monitoring hub when user A is executing a pipeline + notebook activity owned by user B.&nbsp; In this case we have seen the pipeline executing under user A, but the notebook executing as user B.If there is any post&nbsp;helps, then please consider&nbsp;Accept it as the solution&nbsp;&nbsp;to help the other members find it more quickly.

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