Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 08:30:01 -0800 (PST) From: -Vince- <vince@apollo.COSC.GOV> To: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to un-restrict finger? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960201082907.4262w-100000@apollo.COSC.GOV> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960201035013.27235A-100000@starfleet.gov>
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On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Donald Burr wrote: > I notice that FreeBSD finger is setup so that, when someone does "finger > @my.machine.edu", they instead of getting a listing of all on-line users, > they get "must provide username". I know that some people like this more > secure/private/whatever way of finger, but I don't. How do I make finger > work like it should? Do i have to hack on the sources for fingerd, or is > there a command-line switch or something I can use on it? or what? > Please let me know, thanks! In /etc/inetd.conf, run fingerd without any flags since the -s is the secure flag... Cheers, -Vince- vince@COSC.GOV - GUS Mailing Lists Admin - http://www.COSC.GOV/~vince UC Berkeley AstroPhysics - Electrical Engineering (Honorary B.S.) Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Board of Advisors Running FreeBSD - Real UN*X for Free! Linda Wong/Vivian Chow/Hacken Lee/Danny Chan/Priscilla Chan Fan Club Mailing Lists Admin
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