Build User Vars Plugin

Set of environment variables that describe the user who started the build.

Variables provided

The plugin provides the following environment variables:

Variable	Description
BUILD_USER	Full name (first name + last name)
BUILD_USER_FIRST_NAME	First name
BUILD_USER_LAST_NAME	Last name
BUILD_USER_ID	Jenkins user ID
BUILD_USER_GROUPS	Jenkins user groups
BUILD_USER_EMAIL	Email address

Usage example

Select Set Jenkins user build variables and reference the variables during the build:

Pipeline Examples

node {
  wrap([$class: 'BuildUser']) {
    def user = env.BUILD_USER_ID
  }
}

Changelog

Release notes are available in GitHub Releases since July 2020 (build-user-vars plugin 1.6 and later). Prior release notes are available in the plugin repository changelog.

Jenkins core compatibility

This plugin requires Jenkins 2.164.1+.