FINGERD(ADMN)                      UNIX System V



     Name
          fingerd - remote user information server


     Syntax
          /etc/fingerd


     Description
          fingerd is a server that provides a network interface to the
          finger(TC)  program  (or,  on  some  other systems, the name
          program).   This  interface   allows   finger   to   display
          information about remote users.

          fingerd listens for TCP connections on the finger port. (See
          services(SFF).)  For each connection, fingerd reads a single
          input line (terminated by a  <CRLF>),  passes  the  line  to
          finger,  and  copies the output of finger to the user on the
          client machine.

          fingerd is started by the super-server inetd, and  therefore
          must   have   an   entry   in   inetd's  configuration  file
          /etc/inetd.conf.  [See inetd(ADMN) and inetd.conf(SFF).]

          For it to work,  fingerd  needs  to  have  a  /usr/local/bin
          directory created and then linked to /usr/bin/finger.


     See Also
          finger(TC), inetd(ADMN), inetd.conf(SFF), services(SFF), RFC
          742.


     Warning
          Connecting to fingerd using TELNET (see telnet(TC)) can have
          unpredictable consequences and is not recommended.


     (printed 8/17/89)                          FINGERD(ADMN)