1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/addons/web/http.py b/addons/web/http.py
index 2dc41c8cad9..5872e80685b 100644
--- a/addons/web/http.py
+++ b/addons/web/http.py
@@ -537,9 +537,13 @@ class DisableCacheMiddleware(object):
 
 def session_path():
     try:
-        username = getpass.getuser()
-    except Exception:
-        username = "unknown"
+        import pwd
+        username = pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid()).pw_name
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            username = getpass.getuser()
+        except Exception:
+            username = "unknown"
     path = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "oe-sessions-" + username)
     try:
         os.mkdir(path, 0700)