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Getting Information About Users (Finger Tool)
The Finger tool lets you identify and display information about all users on a network host. This information can include a display of current users on the host (their user IDs and user names), and for each user - the home directory, log in time, idle times, office location, last time they received mail, and last time they read mail. The exact data returned by a Finger query depends on what the source (the Finger server) has chosen to provide.
A Finger request will also display any information contained in the file .plan or the file .project in the user's home directory. These files are often used as a simple way to distribute information.
If the specified host does not have a Finger server, the Finger client displays the message: Connection not made
To initiate a Finger query, do the following:
- From the Tools menu, select Net Tools, and click the Finger tab to display Finger options.
- In the Finger String text box, enter a host name or IP address.
The list box shows the previous host names or IP addresses for which you sent a Finger request.
- Click the Start button. The Finger client contacts the host's Finger server. The results of the query appear in the window.
During the query, the Start button toggles to Stop. You can click Stop at any time to stop the query. Click Clear to erase the results from the display window.
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