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This should fix the problem on Unix systems like Mac or Linux.

I had the problem to run a program as a background daemon detached from an active login shell. I now use the effective user id get the username.

Byron added a commit that referenced this pull request May 17, 2012
Fixed 'Inappropriate ioctl for device' problem on posix systems Without an active login shell on linux or osx, we now use the password database to obtain the active login, instead of relying on environment variables).
@ByronByron merged commit 91c04a1 into gitpython-developers:masterMay 17, 2012
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could this fix be rolled into 0.3?

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