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char * get_current_user() {
	char user_name[64] = {0};
	if( getlogin_r(user_name, sizeof(user_name)-1) != 0 ) {
		printf("Error fetching current user");
		exit(1);
	}

	// Allocate memory on heap for user_name and return pointer
	char * username_heap_alloc = malloc( strlen(user_name) + 1 ); // Nullterminator + 1
	if( username_heap_alloc ) {
		memcpy( username_heap_alloc, user_name, strlen(user_name) + 1 );
	}

	return username_heap_alloc;
}