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fingerd



PURPOSE

Provides the server function for the finger command.

SYNTAX


/etc/fingerd ---|


DESCRIPTION

The fingerd command is a simple protocol based on Name/Finger, RFC742,
that provides an
interface to the finger program at several network sites.  The program is
supposed to return an easily readable status report.  There is no required
format and the protocol consists mostly of specifying a single command line.

The fingerd command listens for tcp requests at port 79.  Once connected, it
reads a single command line terminated by a <CR> <LF> which is passed to the
finger command.  The fingerd command closes its connections as soon as the
output is completed.

If the line is null (just a <CR> <LF> is sent), the finger command returns a
default report that lists all users logged in to the system at that moment.

If a user name is specified (eric<CR> <LF>), the response given contains more
extensive information for only that particular user, whether logged in or not.
Allowable names on the command line include both login names and user names.
If a name is not clearly defined, all possible derivations are returned.

RELATED INFORMATION

In this book:  "finger"
















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