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41 .Nd remote user information server
50 utility uses a simple protocol based on
52 that provides an interface to
54 at several network sites.
55 It is supposed to return a friendly,
56 human-oriented status report on either the system at the moment
57 or a particular person in depth.
58 There is no required format and the
59 protocol consists mostly of specifying a single
63 can also be used to implement other protocols in conjunction with the
74 Once connected it reads a single command line
81 utility closes its connections as soon as the output is finished.
83 If the line is null (i.e., just a
89 report that lists all people logged into
90 the system at that moment.
92 If a user name is specified (e.g.\&
95 response lists more extended information for only that particular user,
96 whether logged in or not.
99 in the command line include both
103 If a name is ambiguous, all possible derivations are returned.
105 The following options may be passed to
107 as server program arguments in
108 .Pa /etc/inetd.conf :
109 .Bl -tag -width indent
112 Queries without a user name are rejected and
113 forwarding of queries to other remote hosts is denied.
116 The name of the host originating the query is reported via
118 at LOG_NOTICE priority.
120 Use an alternate program as the local information provider.
121 The default local program
126 By specifying a customized local server,
127 this option allows a system manager
128 to have more control over what information is
129 provided to remote sites.
134 will also set the environment variable
135 .Ev FINGERD_REMOTE_HOST
136 to the name of the host making the request.
147 Connecting directly to the server from a
149 or an equally narrow-minded
150 .Tn TELNET Ns \-protocol
151 user program can result
152 in meaningless attempts at option negotiation being sent to the
153 server, which will foul up the command line interpretation.
156 utility should be taught to filter out
158 and perhaps even respond
161 to all option commands received.