---
title: "system.user.getUser"
description: "Looks up a specific user in a user source, by username."
---

# system.user.getUser

> Looks up a specific user in a user source, by username.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Looks up a specific user in a user source, by username. The full User object is returned except for the user's password.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](ignition-modules\vision\vision-project-properties\vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.user.getUser(userSource, username)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
String| `userSource` | The name of the user source to search for the user in. Can be a blank string to use the Vision Client's default user source.
String| `username` | The username of the user to search for.

### Returns
**User** - The user, as a [User](appendix\reference-pages\scripting-object-reference\scripting-object-reference.md#users) object.
### Scope
Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This example will print the first and last name of the current user using the default datasource:
userName = system.security.getUsername()
user = system.user.getUser("", userName)
print user.get('firstname') + " " + user.get('lastname')
```