diff --git a/pyglance/glance/compare.py b/pyglance/glance/compare.py
index 1a63ef80a17dde79a75320e8b3a77b1bf1a84d1f..ae8efbd162820ce861fcbde31a5a44ff4d4ed45c 100644
--- a/pyglance/glance/compare.py
+++ b/pyglance/glance/compare.py
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ python -m glance
         
         # get info on who's doing the run and where
         runInfo['machine'] = os.uname()[1] # the name of the machine running the report
-        runInfo['user'] = os.getlogin() # the name of the user running the report
+        runInfo['user'] = os.getenv("LOGNAME") #os.getlogin() # the name of the user running the report
         
         # deal with the input and output files
         outputPath = pathsTemp['out']