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
© 2003 Caldera International, Inc. All rights reserved.
SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003