fingerd(8c) [ultrix man page]

fingerd(8c)															       fingerd(8c)

Name
       fingerd - remote user information server

Syntax
       /etc/fingerd

Description
       The  program  is a protocol that provides an interface to the Name and Finger programs at several network sites.  The program returns an in
       depth status report on either the system currently in use or on a particular user whether that user is logged in or not.

       The program is never executed directly by a user, but rather by the ULTRIX Internet listener daemon When is listening on port 79, it passes
       any  requests  that  it	receives  to  Once receives control, it reads a single command line terminated by a which is passed to The command
       closes its connections as soon as the output is finished.

       If the line is null, for example a is sent, then returns a default report that lists all the users logged into the system at that moment.

       If a user name is specified as for example, more extended information is listed for only that particular user, whether he is logged  in	or
       not.   Allowable  names in the command line include both login names and user names.  If a name is ambiguous, however, all possible deriva-
       tions are returned.

See Also
       finger(1), services(5), inetd(8c)

																       fingerd(8c)

FINGERD(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						FINGERD(8)

NAME

     fingerd -- remote user information server

SYNOPSIS

     fingerd [-d] [-k] [-s] [-l] [-p filename]

DESCRIPTION

     The fingerd utility uses a simple protocol based on RFC1196 that provides an interface to finger(1) at several network sites.  It is supposed
     to return a friendly, human-oriented status report on either the system at the moment or a particular person in depth.  There is no required
     format and the protocol consists mostly of specifying a single ``command line'', thus, fingerd can also be used to implement other protocols
     in conjunction with the -p flag.

     The fingerd utility is started by inetd(8), which listens for TCP requests at port 79.  Once connected it reads a single command line termi-
     nated by a <CRLF> which is passed to finger(1).  The fingerd utility closes its connections as soon as the output is finished.

     If the line is null (i.e., just a <CRLF> is sent) then finger(1) 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 pos-
     sible derivations are returned.

     The following options may be passed to fingerd as server program arguments in /etc/inetd.conf:

     -d      Enable debugging mode.  In debugging mode, fingerd will not attempt any network-related operations on stdin, and it will print the
	     full finger command line to stderr before executing it.

     -k      Suppress login information.  See the description of the -k option in finger(1) for details.

     -s      Enable secure mode.  Queries without a user name are rejected and forwarding of queries to other remote hosts is denied.

     -l      Enable logging.  The name of the host originating the query is reported via syslog(3) at LOG_NOTICE priority.

     -p      Use an alternate program as the local information provider.  The default local program executed by fingerd is finger(1).  By specify-
	     ing a customized local server, this option allows a system manager to have more control over what information is provided to remote
	     sites.  If -p is specified, fingerd will also set the environment variable FINGERD_REMOTE_HOST to the name of the host making the
	     request.

SEE ALSO

     finger(1), inetd(8)

HISTORY

     The fingerd utility appeared in 4.3BSD.

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