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Date:      Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:34:53 -0600
From:      "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1015432497.494edc@mired.org>
To:        "Megias Sanchez, Jose Manuel" <JMegias@caja-granada.es>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Help with finger permission denied
Message-ID:  <15487.44461.798715.18182@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <1A4723CDE42AD611B61200A0C9AA5F3729BB7B@correoex.caja-granada.es>
References:  <1A4723CDE42AD611B61200A0C9AA5F3729BB7B@correoex.caja-granada.es>

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Megias Sanchez, Jose Manuel <JMegias@caja-granada.es> types:
> De: Mike Meyer [mailto:mwm-dated-1015268173.0cf135@mired.org]
> > Megias Sanchez, Jose Manuel <JMegias@caja-granada.es> types:
> > > 	Hello, I've just installed FreeBSD 4.5 stable and when I'm trying to
> > > use the finger command I'm receiving the message permission denied.
> > Not without knowing exactly what command you are issuing, among other
> > things. I.e. - the full text of the command line. If you aren't
> > specifying a path to finger, the output of "which finger" would be useful.
> mulhacen# finger daemon
> finger: Permission denied
> 
> 	and the daemon entry exists in /etc/passwd. In another system
> running the same FreeBSD version the command is running ok but no in this
> one. Where is the problem?

Ok, where's the output of "which finger"? What are the permissions on
the finger binary, and on the ~daemon directory?

	<mike

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