process.getuid() not working on Windows
javascript, node.js
Solution
Old question I know but thought I would tidy this up incase anyone else is searching.
Just checking through the docs it would seem that:
Note: this function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows)
Cheers
John
Problem
I created a script containing only a single line of code: ``` console.log('userid: ' + process.getuid()); ``` When I run the script using the command `node filename.js`, following error occurs: ``` node.js:201 throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick ^ TypeError: Object #<EventEmitter> has no method 'getuid' at Object.<anonymous> (c:\PROGRA~1\nodejs\node_modules\mrt\p.js:1:96) at Module._compile (module.js:441:26) at Object..js (module.js:459:10) at Module.load (module.js:348:31) at Function._load (module.js:308:12) at Array.0 (module.js:479:10) at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:192:40) ``` I am running node.js on Windows.