Hi:

I've just installed RH 9.0   /   -   / ,but cannot start the finger
server, when I select finger, the controls *Start*, *Stop*, *Restar* are
gyaed out.

Also when trying finger other boxes on my network, I recive the message:

*finger: cannot create socket / connect host*

Any ideas how can I use forger?.

Tx in advance...

FM>

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Francisco Mendez wrote:
quote:

> Hi:
>
> I've just installed RH 9.0   /   -   / ,but cannot start the finger
> server, when I select finger, the controls *Start*, *Stop*, *Restar* are
> gyaed out.
>
> Also when trying finger other boxes on my network, I recive the message:
>
> *finger: cannot create socket / connect host*
>
> Any ideas how can I use forger?.
>
> Tx in advance...
>
> FM>
>


To be able to use finger, you need first to enable the xinetd (then I think
those options will be enabled).

/sbin/chkconfig xinetd on
/sbin/chkconfig finger on
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart

Those three lines should make your finger to start (and continue to start at
each reboot too), but remeber, allowing finger is a security risk.



//Aho

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If you are using the GUI tool, check the check box for finger and
click on the "save" button.  Then, restart the xinetd server by
selecting it and clicking the "restart" button (if it is already
running).  If you want to start xinetd on boot, you also have to
check the check box and click on the "save" button (for xinetd).


J.O. Aho wrote:
quote:

> Francisco Mendez wrote:
> 
>
> To be able to use finger, you need first to enable the xinetd (then I
> think those options will be enabled).
>
> /sbin/chkconfig xinetd on
> /sbin/chkconfig finger on
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart
>
> Those three lines should make your finger to start (and continue to
> start at each reboot too), but remeber, allowing finger is a security risk
.
>
>
>
>  //Aho
>

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A added note:

Finger is not a stand alone server.  It is part of the extendend
internet server (xinetd) as is most of the common unix servers.
If the start-stop-restart buttons are grayed out, that means it
is part of xinetd and you use the same setup (check the check box
and click on the "save" button then restart xinetd).


Steve wrote:
quote:

> If you are using the GUI tool, check the check box for finger and click
> on the "save" button.  Then, restart the xinetd server by selecting it
> and clicking the "restart" button (if it is already running).  If you
> want to start xinetd on boot, you also have to check the check box and
> click on the "save" button (for xinetd).
>
>
> J.O. Aho wrote:
> 
>

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Hi:

Tx for your advise, it works now. I'm using it only for configuration of
my network, I know it's a security risk.

The way I started the service was with the GUI, I checked the entry
*Finger* and restardet Xinetd.

Again tx    :-)

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