Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 15:23:30 -0700 (MST) From: Joel Maslak <jmaslak@blackfire.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/2003: Finger does not work with many systems Message-ID: <199611132223.PAA06521@blackfire.com> Resent-Message-ID: <199611132230.OAA21825@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 2003 >Category: bin >Synopsis: Finger does not work with many systems >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 13 14:30:07 PST 1996 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joel C. Maslak >Organization: Black Fire Productions >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386 >Environment: fingerd running on Red Hat 3.0 Linux, nor for other Linux systems (Slackware 3.0) >Description: /usr/bin/finger does not seem to like Linux. ;) When a linux site is fingered (not sure which versions, but Red Hat 3.0 and Slackware 3.0, for sure), a blank response is shown: bash$ finger @afterhours [afterhours.blackfire.com] bash$ It does not work if a username is specified, either. I also fingered these sites from a A/UX machine and a Linux machine, and both work fine. (Response is not empty) >How-To-Repeat: Finger a linux machine, running Red Hat 3.0 or Slackware 3.0, perhaps others. >Fix: None as of yet. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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