in.fingerd

 

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NAME
      in.fingerd, fingerd - remote user information server
 


SYNOPSIS
      /usr/sbin/in.fingerd
 


DESCRIPTION
      fingerd implements the server side of the Name/Finger proto-
      col, specified in RFC 742. The Name/Finger protocol provides
      a remote interface to programs which display information  on
      system  status  and  individual  users. The protocol imposes
      little structure on  the  format  of  the  exchange  between
      client and server. The client provides a single command line
      to the finger server which returns a printable reply.
 
      fingerd waits for connections on  TCP  port  79.  Once  con-
      nected,  it  reads  a  single  command  line  terminated  by
      RETURN-LINEFEED  and  passes  the  arguments  to  finger(1),
      prepended with -s. fingerd closes its connections as soon as
      the output is finished.
 
      You must invoke fingerd from inetd.  See  inetd(1M) for more
      information.
 


FILES
      /var/adm/utmpx"
            User and accounting information.
 
      /etc/passwd"
            System password file.
 
      /var/adm/lastlog
            Last login times.
 
      $HOME/.plan
            User's plans.
 
      $HOME/.project
            User's projects.
 
 USAGE
      fingerd and in.fingerd are IPv6-enabled.  See ip6(7P).
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SEE ALSO
      finger(1), inetd(1M), inetd.conf.html">inetd.conf(4), attributes(5), ip6(7P)
 
      Harrenstien, Ken, RFC 742, NAME/FINGER,  Network Information
      Center,  SRI  International,  Menlo  Park,  Calif., December
      1977.
 


NOTES
      Connecting directly to the server from a TIP or  an  equally
      narrow-minded  TELNET-protocol  user  program  can result in
      meaningless attempts at option negotiation being sent to the
      server,  which will foul up the command line interpretation.
      fingerd should be taught to filter  out  IAC's  and  perhaps
      even  respond  negatively (IAC will not)  to all option com-
      mands received.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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