# system.security.getUsername() not working in gateway scope

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getusername-not-working-in-gateway-scope/71557>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, scripting, python\
**Created:** [March 24, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getusername-not-working-in-gateway-scope/71557 "2023-03-24T15:02:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Amol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amol)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getusername-not-working-in-gateway-scope/71557/1 "2023-03-24T15:02:02Z")

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system.security.getUsername() not working in gateway scope. I want to use system.security.getUsername() in Gateway Update event script.

According to documenttationit should work. [system.security.getUsername - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.security.getUsername)

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getusername-not-working-in-gateway-scope/71557/2 "2023-03-24T15:11:04Z")

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You can't use it in gateway scope.  
In the context of the project change script, you get an automatic variable named 'actor':

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Gateway+Event+Scripts#GatewayEventScripts-UpdateScript](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Gateway+Event+Scripts#GatewayEventScripts-UpdateScript)

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**Author:** ![Amol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Amol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amol)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getusername-not-working-in-gateway-scope/71557/3 "2023-03-31T06:49:04Z")

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Actually I am trying to implement the git versioning for my ignition-pod (hosted in kubernetes using docker image). Since the ignition has multiple user access in designer, so I wanted to wanted to add that ignition username in the commit also whoever made the changes.

Moreover, I am not sure how to access these "actor" via script?