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fingerd(ADMN)


fingerd -- remote user information server

Syntax

/etc/fingerd

Description

fingerd is a server that provides a network interface to the finger(C) 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)).

Warning

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

See also

finger(C), inetd(ADMN), inetd.conf(SFF), services(SFF)

Standards conformance

fingerd is conformant with RFC 1288
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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003