echo about to do powerup with: app="$APPLICATION_NAME" repo="$REPO_NAME" theme="$THEME_NAME"
echo default repo is "$DEFAULT_REPOSITORY_ROOT"
-powerup "$APPLICATION_NAME" "$REPO_NAME" "$THEME_NAME" "$USER"
+# pass the real user name who should own the files.
+powerup "$APPLICATION_NAME" "$REPO_NAME" "$THEME_NAME" "$(logname)"
sep