FINGERD(8N)             COMMAND REFERENCE             FINGERD(8N)



NAME
     fingerd - remote user information server

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/fingerd

DESCRIPTION
     The fingerd server is a simple protocol based on RFC742,
     providing an interface to some name and finger programs at
     several network sites.  The program returns a friendly,
     human-oriented status report on either the system you are on
     or a particular person.  There is no required format for
     fingerd and the protocol consists mostly of specifying a
     single command line; inetd listens for finger requests at
     TCP port 79; when a request is received, inetd creates a
     fingerd process; fingerd reads a single command line
     terminated by a <CRLF> which is passed to finger(1n).  The
     fingerd server then closes its connections as soon as the
     output from finger is finished.

     If the line is null (i.e., just a <CRLF> is sent) then
     finger returns a default report that lists all people logged
     into the system at that moment.

     If a user name is specified (e.g. eric<CRLF>) then the
     response lists more extended information for only that
     particular user, whether logged in or not.  Allowable names
     in the command line include both login names and user names.
     If a name is ambiguous, all possible derivations are
     returned.

CAVEATS
     Connecting directly to the server from the TELNET-protocol
     user program can result in meaningless attempts at option
     negotiation being sent to the server, resulting in incorrect
     command line interpretation.  The fingerd server does not
     filter out IAC's.

     The current UTek finger(1n) implementation does not support
     remote finger requests.

SEE ALSO
     finger(1n), inetd(8n).












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