Variables Lab, echo $user not working

Shell Scripting
#1

Noticed that I don’t get anything back from ‘echo $USER’ command.

I closed the Lab and started a new session and get the same issue.

bob@caleston-lp10:~$ echo $USER

bob@caleston-lp10:~$ id
uid=1000(bob) gid=1000(bob) groups=1000(bob)
#2

TRY to redirect output to file
echo $USER >test |cat test

#3

Output from running this from the lab…

bob@caleston-lp10:~$ echo $USER >test |cat test

bob@caleston-lp10:~$
#4

try:
env | grep -i user

#5

bob@caleston-lp10:~$ env | grep -i user
NOTVISIBLE=in users profile

#6

There is no value assigned to USER variable then how it will print.
Is it from the lab? If it is. Can you please specify from which lab?

#7

Its in the subject of this issue :grinning:

Variables Lab, echo $user not working