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Can databricks notebook return the current UPN (equiavalent DAX USERPRINCIPALNAME())?
select current_user()
returns
trusted-service-user which is not useable.
I need it to return the following
john.doe@company.com
Solved! Go to Solution.
mssparkutils.env.getUser
Have you tried this
user = dbutils.notebook.entry_point.getDbutils().notebook().getContext().userName().get()
print(user)
sorry, I meant fabric notebook and not databricks notebook
Fabric Notebooks execute under a service identity rather than the context of an individual user.
thats why When you run a statement such as `select current_user()`, the output is the service account (“trusted-service-user”) rather than the individual’s email address
This is a known limitation which has been discussed here in forum and enhancements to be made to the mssparkutils package.
mssparkutils.env.getUser
Thanks for sharing this. I haven't tried this 🙂
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