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How can you find out the currently logged in user in the OS X GUI?

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Trying to find out if a particular user is logged into the machine, specifically the user using the graphical user interface. Is this possible via command line?

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Fix for: How can you find out the currently logged in user in the OS X GUI?

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GUI: Open the Accounts preference pane in System Preferences. The pre-selected user account will be the active user account. If fast user switching is active its menu extra (the menu on the right side of the menu bar) can be configured to show the n…

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