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CommandWindows
whoami
whoami [/options]Prints the username of the currently logged-in account running the command.
// FLAGS
/groupslist the security groups the current user belongs to/privlist the current user's assigned privileges/allshow user, groups, and privileges together// EXAMPLE
whoami /groups — lists every security group the current session's user is a member of, useful for confirming domain group membership.
// GOTCHA
whoami reports the identity of the account the current process is running as — inside an elevated (Run as Administrator) prompt it can show a different-looking context than the desktop session, which confuses people expecting one consistent answer.
// RELATED COMMANDS