$dtype = 'unknown' if !defined ($dtype);
$id = '' if !defined ($id);
- $user = 'root@pve' if !defined ($user);
+ # note: below is only used for the task log entry
+ $user = $self->get_user(1) // 'root@pam' if !defined($user);
my $sync = ($self->{type} eq 'cli' && !$background) ? 1 : 0;