diff -r 18869fcfbc92 -r a788cfad4cfa src/hg-ssh
--- a/src/hg-ssh	Wed Oct 31 13:21:37 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/hg-ssh	Wed Oct 31 13:22:13 2018 -0700
@@ -38,13 +38,26 @@
     os.environ[k.upper()] = v
 
 if len(sys.argv) == 3 and sys.argv[1] == "--base64":
-    ruleset.rules.set(user = base64.b64decode(sys.argv[2]))
+    user = base64.b64decode(sys.argv[2])
+    ruleset.rules.set(user = user)
 elif len(sys.argv) == 2:
-    ruleset.rules.set(user = sys.argv[1])
+    user = sys.argv[1]
+    ruleset.rules.set(user = user)
 else:
     fail("hg-ssh wrongly called, is authorized_keys corrupt? (%s)"
         % sys.argv)
 
+paths = []
+path = user
+while path:
+    path, tail = os.path.split(path)
+    paths.append(tail)
+paths.reverse()
+i = config.getUserPathIndex()
+if i >= 0 and i < len(paths):
+    user = paths[i]
+os.environ['LOGNAME'] = user
+
 os.chdir(config.getReposPath())
 
 for f in config.getAccessPaths():